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

2. Where does Fitzgerald meet Hemingway when they visit again in Paris?

3. What is the name of Ezra Pound's wife?

4. What kind of books did Hemingway read when he first joined Shakespeare and Company?

5. What disappoints Hemingway about Fitzgerald's writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shipman say Jean is already in trouble with the cafe he works at?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does James Joyce ask Hemingway after Walsh's death?

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

10. How was Bel Esprit supposed to work out?

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

What did Hemingway learn through his jarring experience with Dunning, the poet addicted to opium?

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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