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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. Why does Zelda get excited when her husband drinks some wine?

2. What kind of authors does Pound tell Hemingway to read?

3. What is the name of the owner of the bar that Fitzgerald frequented?

4. Who else does Walsh offer the literary award to?

5. What does Hemingway say the great treasure of living in Paris is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fitzgerald say he does after he writes his stories?

2. What does Hemingway say about Dostoyevsky's writing?

3. What does Pascin ask Hemingway when they see each other at a cafe?

4. What big secret does Fitzgerald confide in Hemingway about?

5. What does James Joyce ask Hemingway after Walsh's death?

6. Why does Hemingway think Dunning reacted the way he did to the jar of opium?

7. What is the Pilot Fish and what does he do?

8. How does Walsh die, and how does Hemingway try to help him at the end of his life?

9. How does Hemingway try to help Fitzgerald after hearing his secret?

10. What is the hardest writing project Hemingway ever completed, and where does he do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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