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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Hadley finally learned from Kate?
(a) Ernest had rejected her handily.
(b) Ernest had sexually assaulted her.
(c) She had been in love with Ernest.
(d) She had made a fool of herself with Ernest.

2. What does Hadley suspect about Kate?
(a) She hopes to be involved with Ernest.
(b) She had been involved at one time with Ernest.
(c) She is divorcing her husband.
(d) She is pregnant.

3. Who agrees to send some of Ernest's poetry to some contacts?
(a) Stein.
(b) Pound.
(c) No one.
(d) Joyce.

4. With whom does Ernest get into a fight?
(a) A British war correspondent.
(b) A Turkish ayatollah.
(c) A British soldier.
(d) A French war correspondent.

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

6. Where does Ernest say he might move?
(a) Rome.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

7. Who visited the Hemingways for Christmas?
(a) Ernest's parents.
(b) Hadley's sister.
(c) Chink.
(d) Ernest's brother.

8. How does Ernest respond to Stein's suggestions?
(a) He embraces the advice wholeheartedly.
(b) He scorns it.
(c) He takes a little of the advice but not much.
(d) He is amused.

9. What has been happening for three years in the area of increased conflicts?
(a) The Greco-Turkish war.
(b) Famine.
(c) The Franco-Turkish war.
(d) Huge displacements of civilians.

10. What was Ernest's occupation during the war in Italy?
(a) Correspondent for an independent magazine.
(b) Ambulance driver.
(c) Soldier on the front lines.
(d) Correspondent for the Times.

11. What dismays Hadley about the Pound's marriage?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It was open, and both had other lovers.
(c) Their relationship is all consuming.
(d) Dorothy is Ezra's equal in all ways.

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

13. How does Hadley feel around Ernest?
(a) Confused.
(b) Emotionally dependent.
(c) Silly.
(d) Strong and confident.

14. What does Ernest insist Hadley do?
(a) Return to the States.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Stay in Paris.
(d) Go with him on assignment.

15. What is wrong with Ernest when he arrives back in Paris?
(a) He has malaria.
(b) He is recovering from a head injury.
(c) He has dysentery.
(d) He is recovering from food poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edward O'Brien?

2. How does Hadley feel about Ernest's new book?

3. What is Ernest's father's occupation?

4. From whom does Ernest receive an invitation?

5. Who is Harrison Williams?

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