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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 makes Hemingway constantly hungry when he is in the mountains?
(a) Good conversation.
(b) Voracious reading.
(c) Hiking and skiing.
(d) Making love.

2. What does Hemingway find odd about Fitzgerald's body?
(a) His feet are small.
(b) His head is large.
(c) His legs are short.
(d) His arms are long.

3. Where does Hemingway first meet Fitzgerald?
(a) A bar.
(b) A church.
(c) A museum.
(d) A cafe.

4. Where does Hemingway hide the jar that Ezra gives him when he leaves town?
(a) A lamp shade.
(b) A war chest.
(c) An old boot.
(d) A locked drawer.

5. What does Hemingway think when Walsh offers him a literary award?
(a) Walsh is a conman.
(b) It is about time someone recognized him.
(c) He does not deserve it.
(d) He has been dreaming about this.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?

2. What is the name of Hemingway's son?

3. What disappoints Hemingway about Fitzgerald's writing?

4. Where is Hemingway when he meets Ernest Walsh?

5. What does Walsh die from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hemingway try to help Fitzgerald after hearing his secret?

2. How are things with Fitzgerald when he moves to the villa?

3. What does James Joyce ask Hemingway after Walsh's death?

4. What causes the end of Hemingway's friendship with Stein?

5. Why does Shipman say Jean is already in trouble with the cafe he works at?

6. What big secret does Fitzgerald confide in Hemingway about?

7. What does Fitzgerald say he does after he writes his stories?

8. What does Hemingway say about Dostoyevsky's writing?

9. What is the Pilot Fish and what does he do?

10. What does Hemingway love most about his friend, Ezra Pound?

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