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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 is Hemingway when he meets Ernest Walsh?

2. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?

3. Why does Hemingway try to be kind to Lewis even though he dislikes him?

4. What causes the strange transformation in Fitzgerald when Hemingway first meets him?

5. What does Hemingway suggest Fitzgerald do to solve his problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fitzgerald start to act when he is drunk after his summer trip?

2. How does Pascin die, and how does Hemingway like to remember him?

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

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

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

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

7. What causes the end of Hemingway's friendship with Stein?

8. How are things with Fitzgerald when he moves to the villa?

9. How was Bel Esprit supposed to work out?

10. What does Dunning do when Hemingway brings him a jar of opium?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how does the presence of these feelings change the people who are involved in those moments?

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

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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