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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What river does Hemingway love to walk by?
(a) The Seine.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Snake.
(d) The Danube.
2. Why is Hemingway often hungry?
(a) He does not have money.
(b) He refuses to eat until his work is done.
(c) He spends all his money on alcohol.
(d) He is on a diet.
3. What is sold at Lipp's?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Maps.
(d) Alcohol.
4. Where is Hemingway at the beginning of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) St. Petersburg.
5. What does Hemingway like to imagine while he writes?
(a) That he is a king with no worries.
(b) That he is in the time and place of the story.
(c) That his life depends on the writing.
(d) That he will make a fortune off of the story.
6. What does Hemingway talk about at the beginning of the book?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Strange women.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) The war.
7. What kind of paper does Hemingway buy after the goatherd passes?
(a) Racing.
(b) American.
(c) Economic.
(d) Literary.
8. Why is Hemingway comfortable in poverty?
(a) He loves his work.
(b) He knows it is temporary.
(c) He will get a large inheritance soon.
(d) His wife still loves him.
9. Where does Hemingway do much of his writing?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) His restroom.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A park bench.
10. What other kind of racing does Hemingway become involved in?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Horse racing.
(d) Greyhounds.
11. Why does one woman always sell her books cheaply?
(a) She does not need the money.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She has already read them.
(d) She has no idea if they are valuable.
12. What does Hemingway like to write in?
(a) Old books.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Calendars.
(d) Journals.
13. Where does Hemingway hope his stories will be sold one day?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.
14. When does Hemingway stop writing for the day?
(a) When he starts to feel rushed.
(b) When he knows what will happen next.
(c) When he can't figure out what to do next.
(d) When it gets too boring.
15. How many month's of savings does Hemingway's wife lose on a horse race?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the newspaper located that Hemingway writes for?
2. What does Hemingway order for himself while he is writing at the beginning of the book?
3. Why does Mike NOT like horse racing?
4. What does Hemingway carry for luck?
5. Where will Hemingway and his family spend the winter?
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