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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Matter of Measurements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stein base her literary tastes on?
(a) How closesly the style mirrors her own.
(b) Her personal view of the author.
(c) What their stance on Homosexuality.
(d) How much better than her they are.

2. Who invites Hemingway and his wife to dinner?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) James Joyce.

3. Where does Evan Shipman meet Hemingway in Paris?
(a) A museum.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Ezra Pound's studio.
(d) Hemingway's house.

4. Where does the story that Hemingway is writing at the beginning of the book take place?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Cuba.
(d) California.

5. What is Zelda most jealous of in her life?
(a) Her husband's intellect.
(b) Her husband's lovers.
(c) Her husband's work.
(d) Her husband's friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Hemingway stop writing for the day?

2. Why does Hemingway want to leave Stein's house before she leaves on her vacation?

3. Why is Hemingway comfortable in poverty?

4. What does Ford accuse his waiter of doing while he is with Hemingway at the cafe?

5. How many race bets does Hemingway win?

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