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

2. How many models are with Pascin when Hemingway meets him?

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

4. Why does Zelda have a fight with Fitzgerald at a party?

5. Who lets Hemingway into the house when Stein is not home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What surprises Hemingway about Fitzgerald's car?

3. What does Hemingway love most about his friend, Ezra Pound?

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

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

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

7. How was Bel Esprit supposed to work out?

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

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

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

Each of Hemingway's writer friends had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of these people, and how did their individuality affect Hemingway's life?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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