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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of accusations are circulated about a small newspaper where Ernest works?
(a) The paper was anti-American.
(b) The paper lacked good journalism.
(c) The paper was run by a Communist.
(d) The paper was involved in unethical activities.

3. What happened in St. Louis in 1904?
(a) A huge fire.
(b) A growth spurt.
(c) World's Fair.
(d) An epidemic.

4. Where does Ernest go to report on an economic conference?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Rome.

5. What aspect does Ezra excoriate while the Hemingways are there?
(a) Lack of appreciation for his poetry.
(b) Prejudice against Americans.
(c) The insincerity.
(d) Prejudice against Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernest recall about Kate?

2. Whom does Ezra excoriate when the Hemingways are out with them?

3. For what organization is Ernest working?

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

5. What is the year at the opening to the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hadley feel about Ernest going to Turkey and what do they do regarding the issue?

2. How does Ernest start to break into the Paris literary scene?

3. When does Hadley visit Ernest and why is she upset by what he tells her? What is her response?

4. How does Ernest have a brief affair and what does he think of concerning Hadley and the affair?

5. Why does Ernest go back to Paris briefly?

6. What does Ernest recall about an incident with Kate?

7. Where was Hadley when the novel opens and what is she doing?

8. Why is the Hemingway's visit with Gertrude Stein unusual, and what does Stein recommend to Ernest?

9. How does Ernest's writing change after his visit to Stein?

10. What sort of emotional issues is Ernest having?

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