View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lets Hemingway into the house when Stein is not home?
(a) The next door neighbor.
(b) The maid.
(c) Alice.
(d) Himself.

2. What does Hemingway bring to Dunning when he has an episode after returning from the asylum?
(a) Some sedatives.
(b) The opium.
(c) A book to read.
(d) The silver dust.

3. Where did Hemingway want to go before he went to visit the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) The horse track.
(b) Shakespeare and Company.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) A restaurant.

4. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Jean.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Tristan.

5. What does Hemingway find odd about Fitzgerald's body?
(a) His head is large.
(b) His feet are small.
(c) His arms are long.
(d) His legs are short.

6. How did Pascin die?
(a) He hung himself.
(b) He had a venerial disease.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He overdosed on drugs.

7. What does Ezra give Hemingway a jar of before he leaves town?
(a) Silver dust.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Opium.
(d) Soil.

8. What excuse does Hemingway try to give when he leaves Stein's house before she goes on vacation?
(a) He has a sick friend.
(b) His wife is in the hospital.
(c) He was drunk.
(d) He had an important meeting.

9. What does Hemingway say the great treasure of living in Paris is?
(a) Never being lonely.
(b) Having time to read.
(c) Being immersed in culture.
(d) Having a high population.

10. Why does Hemingway leave the cafe Select?
(a) He sees someone who would talk about horses.
(b) He sees the man he insulted.
(c) His wife is there.
(d) He sees a woman he has desired.

11. Who else does Walsh offer the literary award to?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) T. S. Elliot.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) D. H. Lawrence.

12. Why does Hemingway want to leave Stein's house before she leaves on her vacation?
(a) He didn't like what she said.
(b) He was disgusted by the maid.
(c) He heard her having a fight.
(d) He wanted to be with his wife.

13. Where does Dunning climb to after he returns from the asylum?
(a) The weather vane.
(b) The clock tower.
(c) The attic.
(d) The roof.

14. What does Hemingway call the cafes where the other writers frequent?
(a) The Principal Cafes.
(b) The Primary Cafes.
(c) The Primeval Cafes.
(d) The Primitive Cafes.

15. What does Walsh hate being called?
(a) Wally.
(b) Walsh.
(c) Ernest.
(d) Ernie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hemingway try to be kind to Lewis even though he dislikes him?

2. What does the Pilot Fish attract to the mountains?

3. What does Hemingway call his affair in the book?

4. Where does Hemingway have an affair?

5. What is Fitzgerald's wife's name?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 445 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample