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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. Where do Hadley and Pauline often bicycle?
(a) At local vineyards.
(b) On a seaside road.
(c) They do not bicycle because Pauline hates biking.
(d) Around a friend's country estate.

2. Where does Pauline suggest the Hemingways move with her?
(a) To a larger villa in Italy.
(b) To her large flat in Paris.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Arkansas.

3. Where do Ernest and Hadley move?
(a) Canada.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

4. Why does Ernest decide to work extra hard?
(a) To prove to Hadley he can support her.
(b) To earn passage to Paris.
(c) To have good things for his son.
(d) So Hadley does not have to suffer in the cold Canada winters.

5. What does Hadley do with Ernest's last letter?
(a) Sends it back unread.
(b) Makes a boat of it and sails it off into the ocean.
(c) Memorizes it.
(d) Burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pauline not marry the man to whom she was engaged?

2. In what state are Hadley and Bumby on the beach?

3. What makes Hadley realize she could not continue to live as she has been living?

4. What do Ernest and Pauline do when they meet by chance?

5. Who did the characters in Ernest's latest novel represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who begins to visit the Hemingways frequently and what does Ernest think of her?

2. How did Pauline and Ernest begin an affair and how did Ernest feel about her and Hadley?

3. How does Hadley feel about Pauline visiting them in Austria?

4. What happens that makes Hadley realize she had to do something about her life?

5. What evidence of success did Ernest have?

6. About what is Hadley hurt and angry that Pauline tells her?

7. Who is Cayetano Ordonez and what does he do that involves Hadley after a bull fight?

8. What does Ernest write Hadley from Madrid, and why does Ernest hate to be alone?

9. Where do Ernest, Hadley, and Bumby go and how was the trip?

10. What did Hadley do with her son before settling into a home in the United States?

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