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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect does Ezra excoriate while the Hemingways are there?
(a) Lack of appreciation for his poetry.
(b) Prejudice against Jews.
(c) Prejudice against Americans.
(d) The insincerity.

2. What do the train officials tell Hadley?
(a) They will loan her some money to replace what was stolen.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They will not allow anyone to disembark without searching them.
(d) There was little hope of Hadley recovering the bag.

3. How does Ernest feel as he leaves on his assignment?
(a) Hurt and angry.
(b) Sorry that they fought.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Sad.

4. For what organization is Ernest working?
(a) The London Times.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Toronto Star.
(d) The Paris Review.

5. How is Hadley when Ernest meets her the next morning?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Calm.
(d) Agitated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernest insist Hadley do?

2. Who fascinates Hadley?

3. Where is Ernest sent on Thanksgiving in 1922?

4. What does Hadley tell another passenger about what she lost?

5. What did Hadley's mother say about a wife who likes sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hadley feel about Ernest going to Turkey and what do they do regarding the issue?

2. What sort of emotional issues is Ernest having?

3. Describe the Hemingway's outing with the Pounds.

4. What is the setting for Hadley and Ernest's first lovemaking?

5. What does Ernest tell Hadley about Agnes and how does Hadley feel about what he says?

6. What does Ernest believe about Hadley's pregnancy in connection with the lost manuscripts?

7. What does Kate finally share with Hadley?

8. What does Ernest write about his family?

9. How does Ernest start to break into the Paris literary scene?

10. Where was Hadley when the novel opens and what is she doing?

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