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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hillaire Belloc's occupation?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Artist.
(d) Writer.

2. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his times at the racetrack?
(a) It makes them a good income.
(b) It does not come between him and his wife.
(c) It distracts them from fighting.
(d) It gives Hadley something to look forward to.

3. What word does the man who interrupts Hemingway use to describe Hemingway's writing?
(a) Unreal.
(b) Exposed.
(c) Stark.
(d) Abstract.

4. What restaurant does Hemingway take his wife to after winning at the races?
(a) Pierre's.
(b) Michelina's.
(c) Portofino's.
(d) Michaud's.

5. What does Gertrude say Hemingway should NOT write?
(a) Personal details.
(b) Things the public won't understand.
(c) Biographical sketches.
(d) Things that can't be published.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway lie to Hadley about while he is hungry?

2. What river does Hemingway love to walk by?

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

4. What does Hemingway say he did not have enough money for?

5. What is Gertrude's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Hemingway do a lot of his writing?

2. Why does Hemingway say he feels the way he does about homosexuals?

3. How do two of Hemingway's stories survive?

4. How does Hemingway lose his stories?

5. How does Hemingway feel when he first enters Shakespeare and Company?

6. Why does Ford get mad at the waiter from the cafe?

7. How does Hemingway feel after his discussion about homosexuals with Stein?

8. What does Hemingway's wife say when she hears about the Shakespeare's company?

9. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his dates at the races with his wife?

10. How does Hemingway describe the fishermen along the Seine?

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