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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 does Hadley not mention to Fonnie when she returns to St. Louis?
(a) Her desire to move to New York.
(b) Ernest.
(c) Her depression.
(d) Her possible pregnancy.

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

3. Why is Ernest feeling down when Hadley visits him?
(a) His brother is missing.
(b) His father was dying.
(c) His has received his third rejection from the Saturday Evening Post.
(d) His mother was there visiting.

4. Why does Ernest insist upon going back to Paris?
(a) To hire a private investigator.
(b) To file a complaint with the French rail administration.
(c) To look in the apartment to see if any of his work is still there.
(d) To get some of the copies of his works out of a safety deposit box.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hadley in mourning?

2. Why does Anderson not recommend Rome for Ernest?

3. How does Ernest respond to Stein's suggestions?

4. What is Hadley's major objection to Ernest's assignment?

5. What is the first place where Ernest and Hadley live like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernest believe about Hadley's pregnancy in connection with the lost manuscripts?

2. What did the couple do in Switzerland?

3. Who is Hadley's father and what did he do?

4. Why does Ernest go back to Paris briefly?

5. What is the setting for Hadley and Ernest's first lovemaking?

6. What does Hadley not mention to Fonnie upon Hadley's return to St. Louis and how does Fonnie learn about Hadley's secret?

7. What happened to Ernest when he was in Italy that he recalls on this trip?

8. What does Ernest tell Hadley about Agnes and how does Hadley feel about what he says?

9. What did Hadley and her sister Fonnie do in 1904?

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

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