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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hadley in mourning?
(a) Her brother has just died.
(b) Her mother has just died.
(c) She just miscarried.
(d) Her father has just died.

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

3. For whom is Hemingway writing copy?
(a) Carnegie Steel.
(b) Firestone Tires.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

4. For whom does Hadley feel an immediately liking?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Alice B. Toklas.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Dorothy Pound.

5. Where does Ernest's job send him?
(a) Greece.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Russian.
(d) Siberia.

6. Why does Anderson write to Ezra Pound, James Joyce, and Gertrude Stein?
(a) To tell them that Hemingway probably has no talent.
(b) To introduce Hemingway.
(c) To ask them to teach Hemingway the ropes.
(d) To share gossip.

7. What does Ernest sometimes do uncontrollably?
(a) Throws things.
(b) Sobs.
(c) Rants.
(d) Writes for hours.

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

9. Why does Ernest rent an office?
(a) To look like a read author.
(b) To have a tax write off.
(c) It was too distracting to work at home.
(d) To get out of the house and away from Hadley more.

10. How does Hadley respond to Ernest's assignment?
(a) She is fearful for his safety.
(b) She knows he has to do it to help support them.
(c) She asks him not to go.
(d) She is proud of his contribution to the war effort.

11. What did Hadley's mother say about a wife who likes sex?
(a) She would be pregnant all the time.
(b) She would be a joy to her husband.
(c) She would have her heart broken.
(d) She was the same as a prostitute.

12. Where do the Hemingways spend some time?
(a) Bern.
(b) Prague.
(c) Chamby.
(d) Lucerne.

13. What does Hadley receive from Ernest Hemingway that stuns her?
(a) A special delivery letter.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A poem.
(d) A bunch of roses.

14. 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 and Kate have a falling out.
(d) It is the day Ernest receives an acceptance letter for a novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the church where Ernest and Hadley marry?

2. Why does Ernest insist upon going back to Paris?

3. Who do Ernest and Hadley occasionally spot on the streets?

4. Who visited the Hemingways for Christmas?

5. Ernest says he needs to be alone to ___________.

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