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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Anderson not recommend Rome for Ernest?
(a) Rome restricts the content of books.
(b) Rome is too dangerous.
(c) Rome is too conservative.
(d) Serious artists go to Paris.

3. What does Ernest have to do with Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company on the Left Bank?
(a) He uses it as a guide for what not to do.
(b) He tries to read it, but gives up after a few pages.
(c) He studies its style and borrows some of it.
(d) He learns more about symbolism.

4. How often does Hadley receive a letter from Ernest?
(a) About once a month.
(b) Sometimes 2-3 times a day.
(c) Once in several months.
(d) Every week or two.

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

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

7. What is becoming less frequent?
(a) Fonnie's objections.
(b) Hadley's brother's bouts of maleria.
(c) Ernest's bouts of maleria.
(d) Ernest's letters to Hadley.

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

9. 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.

10. What is Hadley's major objection to Ernest's assignment?
(a) He might get lonely and cheat on her.
(b) His emotional state is too fragile for the work.
(c) It is so far away from where they are living.
(d) It is dangerous.

11. Who does Ernest find to be not very bright?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Grave.

12. Of what is Ernest more frightened than getting married?
(a) Being humiliated.
(b) Being alone.
(c) Not becoming a successful writer.
(d) Illness.

13. What does Hadley lose on the train?
(a) Some money.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) A valise full of Ernest's manuscripts.

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

15. What is a first for Ernest on this assignment?
(a) The first time he has not spoken the language of the combatants.
(b) The first time he's been on the front lines of a conflict.
(c) The first time he's been near war since he was wounded.
(d) The first time he's worked with a female war correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect does Ezra excoriate while the Hemingways are there?

2. For how long do the Hemingways not speak to each other?

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

4. What is wrong with Ernest when he arrives back in Paris?

5. How do Ernest and Hadley feel about their living quarters?

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