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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hemingway do to distract himself from his own writing?

2. When does Hemingway stop writing for the day?

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

4. What word does the man who interrupts Hemingway use to describe Hemingway's writing?

5. Which of Hemingway's jobs does he quit first?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hemingway lose his stories?

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

3. What does Hemingway like about his favorite cafe in Paris?

4. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

5. How do Hemingway and his wife respond to the news of his lost writings?

6. Who does Stein say belongs to the Lost Generation?

7. Where does Stein first hear the phrase, 'The Lost Generation'?

8. Where do the booksellers find most of the English books they sell?

9. What happens when Hadley bets on a long shot at the races?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death and mortality were two integral themes in Hemingway's life. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this affect Hemingway's relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how does the presence of these feelings change the people who are involved in those moments?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways Hemingway and Hadley showed their love to each other, and how did these displays alter the course of their lives?

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