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

2. What does Hemingway make the man who interrupts him promise?
(a) To start writing again.
(b) To not tell his friends about the cafe.
(c) To not come back to the cafe.
(d) To leave him alone for an hour.

3. What does Sylvia Beach decorate her store with?
(a) Pages of books.
(b) Pictures of authors.
(c) Symbols from literature.
(d) Random photographs.

4. What is Hemingway's favorite season in Paris?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound?
(a) He spilled coffee on her tablecloth.
(b) He broke one of her chairs.
(c) He refused to publish her work.
(d) He was rude to her lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hemingway avoid the Cafe De Amateurs?

2. What famous person does Hemingway hope to see in Sylvia's shop?

3. Where does Hemingway work the day after he is interrupted?

4. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?

5. What does Hemingway compare finishing a story to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hemingway do to make his stories more poetic?

2. What does the man who interrupts Hemingway complain about, and how does Hemingway try to help him?

3. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman and Hemingway is not?

4. How does Hemingway justify the time he spends at the race track, and why is this ironic?

5. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

6. What kind of racing does Mike say he prefers, and why?

7. How does Stein think Hemingway views homosexuals?

8. Where does Stein first hear the phrase, 'The Lost Generation'?

9. Why is Hemingway writing about Michigan while he is in Paris?

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

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