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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ernest feeling down when Hadley visits him?

2. What does Hadley suspect about Kate?

3. What does Lewis Galantiere encourage Ernest to do?

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

5. Where is Hadley Richardson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is there news about increased conflicts and how does that affect Ernest?

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

9. What happens on the train when Hadley is traveling to join Ernest?

10. What does Ernest do in Turkey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think The Paris Wife is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Paris Wife.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Paris Wife. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Paris Wife. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know." Sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the book more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Paula McLain.

2. What in McLain's background may have helped him in writing The Paris Wife? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

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