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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 causes the strange transformation in Fitzgerald when Hemingway first meets him?

2. Where does Evan Shipman meet Hemingway in Paris?

3. Why does Zelda have a fight with Fitzgerald at a party?

4. What is the name of the waiter who serves Hemingway and Shipman?

5. Where does Dunning climb to after he returns from the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Fitzgerald start to act when he is drunk after his summer trip?

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

5. What is the Pilot Fish and what does he do?

6. How was Bel Esprit supposed to work out?

7. What does Hemingway love most about his friend, Ezra Pound?

8. What surprises Hemingway about Fitzgerald's car?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hemingway endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What was Hemingway's preferred writing process, and how did he come to create this process?

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