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WorksheetsHemingway Biography
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Date
1.
In what order did Hemingway marry his wives?
a)
Hadley, Pauline, Martha, Mary
b)
Pauline, Martha, Mary, Hadley
c)
Martha, Mary, Hadley, Pauline
d)
Mary, Hadley, Pauline, Martha
2.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hemingway's childhood?
a)
As a child, Hemingway was often dressed as a girl.
b)
Hemingway's father was a kind and fair disciplinarian.
c)
Hemingway's mother frequently reminded her family that she could have been a star if it weren't for them.
d)
Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899.
3.
What was the name of the newspaper where Hemingway got his first job?
a)
The Boston Globe
b)
The Miami Herald
c)
The Huntsville Times
d)
The Kansas City Star
4.
Which of the following is not true of Hemingway during WW2?
a)
He volunteered for the Red Cross Ambulance Division.
b)
He was accepted as a soldier in the Italian army.
c)
He was injured on the front lines while delivering chocolate and cigarettes.
d)
All of the above are true.
5.
Who was Hemingway's mentor in Paris?
a)
Sherwood Anderson
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Gertrude Stein
d)
T. S. Eliot
6.
Which of Hemingway's novels was based on his time in Spain and the bullfighting he admired?
a)
The Sun Also Rises
b)
Death in the Afternoon
c)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
d)
A Farewell to Arms
7.
Hemingway moved to __________ and became an avid fisherman, a rum smuggler, and a Catholic.
a)
Paris
b)
Spain
c)
Key West
d)
Cuba
8.
Which of the following is not the name of one of Hemingway's sons?
a)
Jack
b)
James
c)
Gregory
d)
Patrick
9.
How many animals did Hemingway kill on his first safari in Africa?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
40
10.
What novel depicts the brutality of war? He wrote it after he and Martha Gelhorn went to Spain to cover the Spanish Civil War.
a)
The Old Man and the Sea
b)
A Moveable Feast
c)
The Sun Also Rises
d)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
11.
Because of the super masculine image Hemingway cultivated, people often referred to him as...
a)
Daddy Hemingway
b)
Macho Hemingway
c)
Papa Hemingway
d)
None of the Above
12.
Hemingway claimed to use his boat in Cuba to "look for submarines." Others say he was trying to get __________ from the government.
a)
gas money
b)
clearance
c)
intelligence
d)
writing material
13.
Although he was tried in court for his war activities after WW2, he was cleared and received a _________________________.
a)
gold star for his work as a war correspondent
b)
bronze star for his work as a war correspondent
c)
gold star for his volunteer efforts at sea
d)
bronze star for his volunteer efforts at sea
14.
In 1953 Hemingway won the Pulitzer prize for ______________________.
a)
For Whom The Bell Tolls
b)
A Moveable Feast
c)
Across the River and Into the Trees
d)
The Old Man and the Sea
15.
Which of the following is true of the circumstances surrounding Hemingway's death.
a)
He tried to commit suicide multiple times.
b)
He was seen at the Mayo Clinic for depression and treated with electroshock therapy.
c)
He committed suicide by gunshot on July 2, 1961.
d)
All of the above are true.
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