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

2. What does Hemingway like to do early in the morning?
(a) Write.
(b) Walk.
(c) Ponder.
(d) Read.

3. What kind of fish do the Paris fishermen catch?
(a) Goujon.
(b) Mahi.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Tuna.

4. What does Hemingway eat while he reads?
(a) Crepes and seltzer.
(b) Croissonts.
(c) Bread and wine.
(d) Gelato.

5. What bad habit does Stein think Hemingway takes to the extreme?
(a) Walking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Taking drugs.
(d) Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of paper does Hemingway buy after the goatherd passes?

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

3. Where does Hemingway like to go for reading material?

4. What doesHemingway do every day during his winter vacation?

5. How does Hemingway justify his time at the race track?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Stein dislike Ezra Pound's work?

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

4. What kind of racing does Mike say he prefers, and why?

5. What is Hemingway's wife excited about when he returns to their apartment at the beginning of the book?

6. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

7. What does the man who interrupts Hemingway complain about, and how does Hemingway try to help him?

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

9. How does Hemingway justify the time he spends at the race track, and why is this ironic?

10. Why does Ford say he is a gentleman and Hemingway is not?

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