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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. How does Hemingway feel about the fish caught in Paris?

2. How does Hemingway say he feels about the privacy at his cafe?

3. What is Mike Ward's occupation?

4. How does Hadley always feel at the racetrack?

5. What does Hemingway say he did not have enough money for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his dates at the races with his wife?

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

8. How does Hemingway justify the time he spends at the race track, and why is this ironic?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What was Hemingway's preferred writing process, and how did he come to create this process?

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