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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 bad habit does Stein think Hemingway takes to the extreme?

2. Where did Hemingway meet Chink?

3. What does Hemingway say is the best thing about his times at the racetrack?

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

5. What does Stein like Hemingway to talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hemingway say he never wrote about some of the greatest moments he witnessed in bicycle racing?

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

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

4. Who does the caped man turn out to be?

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

6. What does Hemingway do when he is interrupted at his cafe?

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

8. What does Hemingway carry with him at all times for luck?

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

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

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 2

Each of Hemingway's writer friends had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of these people, and how did their individuality affect Hemingway's life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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