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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Evan Shipman at the Lilas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hemingway make the man who interrupts him promise?
(a) To leave him alone for an hour.
(b) To not tell his friends about the cafe.
(c) To start writing again.
(d) To not come back to the cafe.

2. What word does the man who interrupts Hemingway use to describe Hemingway's writing?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Exposed.
(c) Unreal.
(d) Stark.

3. What kind of authors does Pound tell Hemingway to read?
(a) Latin.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

4. What kind of poles do the Paris fishermen use?
(a) Steel.
(b) Pine.
(c) Iron.
(d) Cane.

5. What does Hemingway like to imagine while he writes?
(a) That his life depends on the writing.
(b) That he is a king with no worries.
(c) That he is in the time and place of the story.
(d) That he will make a fortune off of the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hemingway work the day after he is interrupted?

2. Why does Hemingway say he does not fish himself?

3. What does Hemingway like to watch while he reads?

4. What does Hemingway like to write in?

5. What kind of books did Hemingway read when he first joined Shakespeare and Company?

(see the answer key)

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