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

2. What is Gertrude's last name?

3. How does Hemingway feel when he first enters Sylvia's store?

4. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?

5. What does Hemingway carry for luck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hemingway say he feels the way he does about homosexuals?

2. How does Stein think Hemingway views homosexuals?

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

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

5. How does Hemingway feel about Stein's writing?

6. How do Hemingway and his wife respond to the news of his lost writings?

7. What does Hemingway do when he is interrupted at his cafe?

8. Why does Hemingway feel comfortable in his state of poverty?

9. How does Hemingway describe the Shakespeare and Company shop?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the defining moments in Hemingway's friendship with Fitzgerald, and how did these moments affect Hemingway's life?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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