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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. Who invites Hemingway and his wife to dinner?

2. What does the goatherd sell as he herds his goats down the street?

3. Why does Hemingway stop betting at the race track?

4. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman?

5. What does Hemingway's wife want to buy to have at the race track?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hemingway like about his favorite cafe in Paris?

3. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

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

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

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

7. How does Stein think Hemingway views homosexuals?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What happens when Fitzgerald dies, and what significance does this have on Hemingway's life? Who is involved in the tragedy there, and what does this monumental event mean to Hemingway?

Essay Topic 3

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four people and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affected the people around them.

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