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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ernest refer to his mother?
(a) As a loving nurturer.
(b) As a insane woman.
(c) As a brilliant but good woman.
(d) As a bitch.

2. What is significant about September 3, 1921?
(a) It is the day Ernest gets married.
(b) It is Hadley's birthday.
(c) It is the day Ernest receives an acceptance letter for a novel.
(d) It is the day Ernest and Kate have a falling out.

3. What does Hadley admire about Ernest regarding his mother?
(a) Hadley does not mention Ernest and his mother.
(b) He admires her so much.
(c) He can love her yet not be dominated by her.
(d) He speaks his feelings about her.

4. Sherwood Anderson recommends that ________________.
(a) Ernest go to New York to work on his craft.
(b) Ernest divorce and devote himself to his work.
(c) Ernest go to Paris to work on his craft.
(d) Ernest come and live near Anderson.

5. What did Kate do when she and Ernest were swimming with friends?
(a) Tried to keep Ernest away from another woman.
(b) Exposed her breast to him.
(c) Almost drowned Ernest.
(d) Almost drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hadley lose on the train?

2. Why does Anderson write to Ezra Pound, James Joyce, and Gertrude Stein?

3. Ernest's expression sometimes reminds Hadley of ______________.

4. What is the Hemingways' son's name?

5. What did Hadley's mother say about a wife who likes sex?

(see the answer key)

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