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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hadley always feel at the racetrack?
(a) Excited.
(b) Manipulated.
(c) Full of life.
(d) Nervous.

2. How does Ford say Hemingway looks when he sits with him at the cafe?
(a) Glum.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dreamy.
(d) Thin.

3. What must Hemingway do in order to write about Paris?
(a) Take drugs.
(b) Spend time with his family.
(c) Leave Paris.
(d) Get drunk.

4. What does Hemingway feel his writing will become?
(a) Impotent.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Repetitive.
(d) Forced.

5. Where do most of Hemingway's stories take place?
(a) Near the ocean.
(b) Outdoors.
(c) In universities.
(d) In urban areas.

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

7. Who does Hemingway know would lend him money if he needed it?
(a) Alice.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Liliana.
(d) Sylvia.

8. What does Hemingway say he did not have enough money for?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Books.

9. What does Hemingway say heightens his perception of the paintings in the museum?
(a) His life experience.
(b) His self-loathing.
(c) His hunger.
(d) His desire to create.

10. What is Hemingway's favorite season in Paris?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

11. Where do most book vendors find their books to sell?
(a) Abandoned houses.
(b) Empty hotel rooms.
(c) The train station.
(d) Park benches.

12. How many race tracks does Hemingway switch off between?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

13. Why is Hemingway often hungry?
(a) He is on a diet.
(b) He spends all his money on alcohol.
(c) He refuses to eat until his work is done.
(d) He does not have money.

14. What other kind of racing does Hemingway become involved in?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Horse racing.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Greyhounds.

15. What kind of books does Hemingway love to find on his walks?
(a) Historical.
(b) Latin.
(c) English.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway compare finishing a story to?

2. What does Sylvia Beach decorate her store with?

3. How does Hemingway feel about the fish caught in Paris?

4. What does the goatherd sell as he herds his goats down the street?

5. Where is the newspaper located that Hemingway writes for?

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