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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 is the name of the owner of the bar that Fitzgerald frequented?

2. How many models are with Pascin when Hemingway meets him?

3. Where is Ernest Walsh from?

4. How did Pascin die?

5. What does Fitzgerald blame for his inability to write?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the hardest writing project Hemingway ever completed, and where does he do it?

2. How does Pascin die, and how does Hemingway like to remember him?

3. What does Fitzgerald say he does after he writes his stories?

4. Why does Hemingway think Dunning reacted the way he did to the jar of opium?

5. What does Dunning do when Hemingway brings him a jar of opium?

6. How are things with Fitzgerald when he moves to the villa?

7. How was Bel Esprit supposed to work out?

8. How does Hemingway try to help Fitzgerald after hearing his secret?

9. What does Hemingway say about Dostoyevsky's writing?

10. What causes the end of Hemingway's friendship with Stein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four people and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affected the people around them.

Essay Topic 2

What happens when Fitzgerald dies, and what significance does this have on Hemingway's life? Who is involved in the tragedy there, and what does this monumental event mean to Hemingway?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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