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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 does Hemingway like to watch while he reads?

2. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

3. How does Hemingway feel when he finishes a story?

4. Where is Chink from?

5. What does Hemingway say heightens his perception of the paintings in the museum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do the booksellers find most of the English books they sell?

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

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

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

6. How do two of Hemingway's stories survive?

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

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

9. What does Hemingway's wife say when she hears about the Shakespeare's company?

10. Where does Hemingway do a lot of his writing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Death and mortality were two integral themes in Hemingway's life. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this affect Hemingway's relationships?

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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