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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stein call Hemingway's generation?
(a) The Needed Generation.
(b) The Lost Generation.
(c) The Angry Generation.
(d) The Missing Generation.

2. What does Ford order when he sits with Hemingway at the cafe?
(a) Vermouth.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Absynthe.

3. What odd article of clothing was Belloc wearing when Hemingway first saw him?
(a) Top hat.
(b) Cape.
(c) Woman's bracelet.
(d) Frilly collar.

4. What does Hemingway like to sit under at his favorite cafe?
(a) Banners.
(b) Trees.
(c) Flags.
(d) Verdanas.

5. What does Hemingway like to watch while he reads?
(a) New lovers.
(b) Walking people.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Birds on the statues.

6. How does Hemingway describe the part of Paris that he and his family lived in?
(a) Safe.
(b) Poor.
(c) Rich.
(d) Crowded.

7. What does Hemingway say all critics start every sentence with?
(a) Their opinion.
(b) A grumble.
(c) A long word.
(d) Their name.

8. When does Hemingway stop writing for the day?
(a) When he knows what will happen next.
(b) When it gets too boring.
(c) When he can't figure out what to do next.
(d) When he starts to feel rushed.

9. What does Sylvia Beach decorate her store with?
(a) Symbols from literature.
(b) Pages of books.
(c) Pictures of authors.
(d) Random photographs.

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

11. What does Hemingway like to write in?
(a) Old books.
(b) Journals.
(c) Notebooks.
(d) Calendars.

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

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

14. Why does Hemingway avoid the Cafe De Amateurs?
(a) The food is kind of expensive.
(b) It is very crowded.
(c) He dislikes the smell.
(d) He does not speak French.

15. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman?
(a) He attended a great university.
(b) He was an officer in the army.
(c) His father was a gentleman.
(d) He has lots of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current occupation of the man who interrupts Hemingway at the cafe?

2. What does Stein base her literary tastes on?

3. Where is Chink from?

4. What kind of people now frequent Hemingway's favorite cafe?

5. What is Mike Ward's occupation?

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