The Paris Wife: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Paula McLain
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Paris Wife: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Paula McLain
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How does Ernest feel as he leaves on his assignment?
(a) Sad.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Sorry that they fought.
(d) Hurt and angry.

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

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

4. What does Stein recommend to Ernest regarding his writing?
(a) Use simple, clear language like that in his poems.
(b) Use more detailed scenes.
(c) Use more complex writing.
(d) Use less obscure vocabulary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis Galantiere encourage Ernest to do?

2. How is Gertrude Stein characterized in A Paris Wife?

3. Who does Ernest find to be not very bright?

4. Who visited the Hemingways for Christmas?

5. What does Hadley suspect about Kate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sherwood Anderson recommend Ernest do, and how does he help Ernest?

4. In what condition does Ernest return to Paris and does the couple settle their differences?

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

6. Where is Ernest sent on Thanksgiving of 1922 and what does he want Hadley to do?

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

8. Why is Hadley in mourning and why does she think the party will help?

9. Why did Hadley not want to go to the suffragette meeting with Fonnie?

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

(see the answer keys)

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