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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?

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

3. How many of Hemingway's racing stories survive?

4. What must Hemingway do in order to write about Paris?

5. What does Hemingway say all critics start every sentence with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Hemingway's wife excited about when he returns to their apartment at the beginning of the book?

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

5. What does Hemingway carry with him at all times for luck?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway and Pond were both very dynamic leaders and father figures in this book. What are the differences in the two styles of leadership, and how do these differences affect their careers, their family, and their role in each other's lives?

Essay Topic 2

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Hemingway's life altered because of these incidents?

Essay Topic 3

Love was a very important attribute and motivating factor in this book. Which people were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to Hemingway's life and why?

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