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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river does Hemingway love to walk by?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Snake.
(d) The Seine.

2. What does Ford order when he sits with Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Absynthe.
(d) Vermouth.

3. What is Mike Ward's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Hotel owner.
(c) Bank employee.
(d) Grocer.

4. What kind of books does Hemingway love to find on his walks?
(a) French.
(b) Historical.
(c) English.
(d) Latin.

5. What does Hemingway say heightens his perception of the paintings in the museum?
(a) His hunger.
(b) His desire to create.
(c) His self-loathing.
(d) His life experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

2. What other kind of racing does Hemingway become involved in?

3. Where do most of Hemingway's stories take place?

4. Where does Hemingway do much of his writing?

5. What kind of poles do the Paris fishermen use?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hemingway feel when he first enters Shakespeare and Company?

2. Why does Hemingway say he never wrote about some of the greatest moments he witnessed in bicycle racing?

3. How does Hemingway feel after his discussion about homosexuals with Stein?

4. What does Hemingway think about after making love to his wife after winning at the races?

5. What happens when Hadley bets on a long shot at the races?

6. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

7. Why does Ford get mad at the waiter from the cafe?

8. Why does Hemingway say he does not fish himself?

9. Who does the caped man turn out to be?

10. How does Hemingway feel after his large meal at the nice restaurant?

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