Ernest Hemingway

Study question Ernest Hemingway

Facts about Ernest Hemingway

➾ He suffered permanent eye damage from high school boxing matches, which led to his rejection from service in World War I.

➾ After graduating in 1917, he added a year to his actual age.

➾ While recovering from WWI wounds, he had an affair with Red Cross nurse Agnes von Kurowsky in Milan.

➾ As a foreign correspondent, he interviewed significant leaders, including Mussolini.

➾ His famous moniker “Papa” was influenced by his desire to be respected, admired, and obeyed.

➾ He refused to change even one word of his collection In Our Time despite his publisher’s request.

➾ The famous literary term “lost generation” was inspired by an employee’s casual remark to Hemingway.

➾ He was awarded the Bronze Star for his bravery during his time in World War II.

➾ During WWII, he volunteered his fishing boat to the U.S. Navy for use as a submarine spotter in the Caribbean.

➾ A devastating setback occurred when four years’ worth of his written stories were stolen from his wife in a suitcase on a train.

➾ He followed in the footsteps of his father, Clarence, by committing suícide.

Ernest Hemingway MCQs

1. When was Ernest Hemingway born?

A. July 8, 1901
B. July 21, 1899
C. August 11, 1905
D. June 1, 1895

B. July 21, 1899
He was born at the end of the 19th century in Oak Park, Illinois.

2. In which suburban town was Ernest Hemingway born?

A. Milan, Italy
B. Chicago, IL
C. Ketchum, Idaho
D. Oak Park, IL

D. Oak Park, IL
He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a conservative suburb of Chicago.

3. What activity did young Hemingway prefer over his mother’s musical interests?

A. Reading literature
B. Playing football
C. Hunting and fishing trips with his father
D. Boxing

C. Hunting and fishing trips with his father
These outdoor trips with his physician father inspired his lifelong passion for adventure.

4. Which character often reflected Hemingway’s love of outdoor adventure?

A. Jake Barnes
B. Robert Jordan
C. Lieutenant Henry
D. Nick Adams

D. Nick Adams
Nick Adams is a recurring, semi-autobiographical character featured in stories about hunting and fishing.

5. Where did Hemingway first work as a reporter after high school?

A. The Toronto Star
B. The Kansas City Star
C. Time magazine
D. Vogue

B. The Kansas City Star
His time at The Kansas City Star influenced his direct, unadorned writing style.

6. What was Hemingway’s role in World War I?

A. Infantry soldier for the Italian army
B. War correspondent
C. Ambulance driver for the American Red Cross
D. Submarine spotter for the U.S. Navy

C. Ambulance driver for the American Red Cross
He served as an ambulance driver on the Italian front after being rejected by the army for poor eyesight.

7. On what date was Hemingway wounded on the Italian front?

A. July 2, 1961
B. August 1, 1921
C. July 8, 1918
D. January 1, 1923

C. July 8, 1918
He was severely wounded by mortar fire, an experience that profoundly shaped his future work.

8. Who was the nurse Hemingway had an affair with while convalescing in Milan?

A. Hadley Richardson
B. Martha Gellhorn
C. Agnes von Kurowsky
D. Pauline Pfieffer

C. Agnes von Kurowsky
His relationship with nurse Agnes von Kurowsky provided the romantic inspiration for A Farewell to Arms.

9. Which 1929 novel was inspired by Hemingway’s experiences on the Italian front?

A. For Whom the Bell Tolls
B. The Sun Also Rises
C. A Farewell to Arms
D. Across the River and Into the Trees

C. A Farewell to Arms
This novel draws directly from his time as an ambulance driver and his affair with his nurse.

10. In 1920, Hemingway covered which conflict for the Toronto Star?

A. The Spanish Civil War
B. The Greco-Turkish War
C. World War II
D. The Cuban Revolution

B. The Greco-Turkish War
As a correspondent for the Toronto Star, he reported on this conflict, gathering material for early stories.

11. Who advised Hemingway to move to Paris?

A. F. Scott Fitzgerald
B. James Joyce
C. Gertrude Stein
D. Sherwood Anderson

D. Sherwood Anderson
Anderson encouraged the young Hemingway to move to Paris, where he joined the “Lost Generation.”

12. Whom did Hemingway marry in 1921?

A. Pauline Pfieffer
B. Hadley Richardson
C. Martha Gelhorn
D. Mary Welsh

B. Hadley Richardson
Hadley was his first wife, with whom he moved to Paris and had his first son, John.

13. Which novel was inspired by Hemingway’s time in Paris from 1921-1926?

A. The Sun Also Rises
B. Islands in the Stream
C. A Moveable Feast
D. The Garden of Eden

C. A Moveable Feast
Published posthumously, this memoir details his life as a young, struggling writer in 1920s Paris.

14. Which nickname, reflecting his desire for respect, did Hemingway eventually acquire?

A. Ernie
B. Tiny
C. Ernestoic
D. Papa

D. Papa
The nickname “Papa” became synonymous with his public persona as a wise, masculine figure.

15. Which writer’s intellectual circle did Hemingway enter in Paris?

A. Martha Gellhorn
B. Virginia Woolf
C. Agnes von Kurowsky
D. Gertrude Stein

D. Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an important early mentor in Paris, though their friendship later soured.

16. The phrase “lost generation” was the epigraph for which Hemingway novel?

A. A Farewell to Arms
B. The Sun Also Rises
C. For Whom the Bell Tolls
D. Islands in the Stream

B. The Sun Also Rises
This phrase, coined by Gertrude Stein, came to define the disillusioned expatriate writers after WWI.

17. Which novella satirized the work of Sherwood Anderson?

A. The Sun Also Rises
B. The Old Man and the Sea
C. The Torrents of Spring
D. Men Without Women

C. The Torrents of Spring
He wrote this satire to break his contract with Anderson’s publisher, ending their friendship.

18. In 1927, Hemingway published which short story collection?

A. Three Stories and Ten Poems
B. In Our Time
C. Men Without Women
D. The Nick Adams Stories

C. Men Without Women
This collection contains several of his most famous short stories, including “The Killers.”

19. Whom did Hemingway marry in 1927?

A. Mary Welsh
B. Martha Gelhorn
C. Pauline Pfieffer
D. Adriana Ivancich

C. Pauline Pfieffer
Pauline Pfieffer became his second wife shortly after his divorce from Hadley Richardson.

20. Where did Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer move to in 1928?

A. Toronto
B. Paris
C. Key West
D. Ketchum, Idaho

C. Key West
Key West, Florida, became his home base for many years of writing and deep-sea fishing.

21. In what year did Hemingway’s father commit suícide?

A. 1961
B. 1928
C. 1932
D. 1954

B. 1928
His father’s suicide deeply affected Hemingway and is a recurring theme in his work.

22. Which non-fiction work was inspired by bullfighting?

A. The Green Hills of Africa
B. Death in the Afternoon
C. Winner Take Nothing
D. The Dangerous Summer

B. Death in the Afternoon
Published in 1932, this work explores the metaphysics and traditions of Spanish bullfighting.

23. What was Hemingway’s role in Spain in 1937?

A. Ambulance driver
B. Matador
C. War correspondent
D. Diplomat

C. War correspondent
He covered the Spanish Civil War as a correspondent, supporting the Loyalist cause.

24. Which novel was inspired by the Spanish Civil War?

A. To Have and Have Not
B. For Whom the Bell Tolls
C. The Sun Also Rises
D. Across the River and Into the Trees

B. For Whom the Bell Tolls
This 1940 novel tells the story of an American volunteer fighting with Republican guerrillas.

25. Whom did Hemingway marry in 1940?

A. Hadley Richardson
B. Mary Welsh
C. Adriana Ivancich
D. Martha Gelhorn

D. Martha Gelhorn
Martha Gellhorn, a fellow war correspondent he met in Spain, became his third wife.

26. Where did Hemingway and Martha Gelhorn settle?

A. Key West
B. Venice
C. Cuba
D. Ketchum, Idaho

C. Cuba
They settled at the Finca Vigía, his famous home outside Havana, Cuba.

27. During WWII, what role did Hemingway’s fishing boat serve in the Caribbean?

A. Allied supply delivery
B. Submarine spotter for the U.S. Navy
C. War correspondence transport
D. Training vessel

B. Submarine spotter for the U.S. Navy
He outfitted his boat, the Pilar, to hunt for German U-boats off the coast of Cuba.

28. In 1944, Hemingway participated in the liberation of which city?

A. Milan
B. Venice
C. Rome
D. Paris

D. Paris
He acted as an unofficial military leader and correspondent during the liberation of Paris.

29. Whom did Hemingway marry in 1946, his fourth and final wife?

A. Mary Welsh
B. Martha Gelhorn
C. Agnes von Kurowsky
D. Pauline Pfieffer

A. Mary Welsh
He married journalist Mary Welsh after his divorce from Martha Gellhorn.

30. For his bravery during WWII, what award was Hemingway given in 1947?

A. Nobel Prize
B. Bronze Star
C. Pulitzer Prize
D. Silver Medal of Military Valor

B. Bronze Star
He received the Bronze Star for his service as a war correspondent in Europe.

31. Which 1952 book proved critics wrong who said “Papa is finished”?

A. For Whom the Bell Tolls
B. The Sun Also Rises
C. Across the River and Into the Trees
D. The Old Man and the Sea

D. The Old Man and the Sea
This novella was a massive critical and commercial success, revitalizing his literary reputation.

32. What major literary award did The Old Man and the Sea win in 1953?

A. The Bronze Star
B. The Nobel Prize for Literature
C. The Pulitzer Prize
D. The National Book Award

C. The Pulitzer Prize
The novella won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, confirming its status as a modern classic.

33. What did Hemingway say about The Old Man and the Sea?

A. It was his most commercial success
B. It was the best he could ever write
C. It was a response to F. Scott Fitzgerald
D. It was his only successful novella

B. It was the best he could ever write
He felt the book was the finest work he was capable of producing.

34. In what year did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

A. 1952
B. 1953
C. 1954
D. 1961

C. 1954
He was awarded the Nobel Prize largely in recognition of his influence and *The Old Man and the Sea*.

35. How many novels did Hemingway publish during his lifetime?

A. Six
B. Seven
C. Three
D. Ten

B. Seven
He published seven novels, from *The Torrents of Spring* to *The Old Man and the Sea*.

36. In 1960, where did Hemingway move and receive hospital treatment?

A. Milan, Italy
B. Ketchum, Idaho
C. Key West, Florida
D. Oak Park, Illinois

B. Ketchum, Idaho
He moved to Ketchum and received treatment at the Mayo Clinic for depression and other ailments.

37. On what date did Ernest Hemingway die?

A. July 21, 1899
B. July 8, 1918
C. July 2, 1961
D. July 2, 1928

C. July 2, 1961
He died in his home in Ketchum, Idaho, in 1961.

38. What was the cause of Hemingway’s death?

A. Old age and liver disease
B. Illness contracted in Africa
C. Self-inflicted gunshot wounds
D. Wounds sustained during WWII

C. Self-inflicted gunshot wounds
Suffering from severe physical and mental decline, Hemingway died by suicide.

39. Which collection of stories was published posthumously in 1972?

A. The Garden of Eden
B. Islands in the Stream
C. The Dangerous Summer
D. The Nick Adams Stories

D. The Nick Adams Stories
This collection gathered all the stories featuring his recurring, semi-autobiographical character, Nick Adams.

40. Which posthumously published work dramatizes the author’s fascination with androgyny?

A. The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War
B. The Dangerous Summer
C. The Garden of Eden
D. A Moveable Feast

C. The Garden of Eden
Published in a heavily edited form in 1986, this novel explores complex themes of gender roles and androgyny.

41. What did Hemingway receive from the Italian government after his injury in WWI?

A. Purple Heart and Medal of Honor
B. Silver Medal of Military Valor and another decoration
C. Distinguished Service Cross and Bronze Star
D. Two decorations

D. Two decorations
He received two decorations from the Italian government for his service and injuries sustained.

42. While in Paris, Hemingway interviewed important leaders including Lloyd George and whom?

A. Hitler
B. Mussolini
C. Stalin
D. Churchill

B. Mussolini
As a journalist, he secured interviews with major world figures, including the Italian dictator Mussolini.

43. What event coincided with the “zenith” of Hemingway’s stylistic development in 1923?

A. Moving to Key West
B. The birth of his son John
C. Winning the Pulitzer Prize
D. Divorcing Hadley

B. The birth of his son John
The birth of his first son, John (nicknamed Bumby), occurred as his writing style was fully maturing.

44. When did Hemingway begin writing the sketches for In Our Time?

A. January 1923
B. August 1924
C. 1926
D. 1929

A. January 1923
He began writing these influential modernist sketches, which became *In Our Time*, in early 1923.

45. Which author’s ‘Dubliners’ did Hemingway read in 1923, forever changing his career?

A. Ezra Pound
B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
C. James Joyce
D. Sherwood Anderson

C. James Joyce
Reading Joyce’s *Dubliners* was a pivotal moment that profoundly influenced his own short story writing.

46. The “lost generation” writers held that life could be nothing but what?

A. Glory
B. Hardship
C. Adventure
D. Wealth

B. Hardship
This group of writers, disillusioned by WWI, often focused on themes of existential hardship.

47. In 1934, Hemingway went on safari in which continent?

A. Europe
B. Asia
C. South America
D. Africa

D. Africa
His African safari provided the material for his non-fiction book *Green Hills of Africa*.

48. Which novel was inspired by his love for Adriana Ivancich?

A. The Old Man and the Sea
B. Across the River and Into the Trees
C. Islands in the Stream
D. The Garden of Eden

B. Across the River and Into the Trees
This 1950 novel was based on his infatuation with a young Italian aristocrat, Adriana Ivancich.

49. What was the profession of Hemingway’s father, Dr. Clarence Hemingway?

A. Teacher
B. Journalist
C. Physician
D. Pastor

C. Physician
His father was a physician, a detail that appears in the background of some Nick Adams stories.

50. Which high school activity caused eye damage, preventing WWI service?

A. Football
B. Boxing
C. Editing the school newspaper
D. Hunting

B. Boxing
An eye injury from boxing, along with generally poor vision, led to his army rejection.

To Have and Have Not MCQs

1. Where does the first chapter begin?

A. The dockside
B. The Crillon Hotel
C. The Pearl of San Francisco Café
D. The Morro Castle

C. The Pearl of San Francisco Café.
The narrator, Harry Morgan, and his companion cross the square from the dock to the Pearl of San Francisco Café to get coffee.

2. What does Harry Morgan refuse to carry for the three young men in Havana?

A. Sacked liquor
B. Dynamite
C. Men who can talk
D. Illegal currency

C. Men who can talk.
Harry refuses the high-paying job, stating he does not carry anything to the States that can talk, meaning men who might inform.

3. What specific weapon did the shooter with the white duster use in the ambush?

A. A Luger pistol
B. A short club
C. A sawed-off automatic shotgun
D. A Thompson gun

C. A sawed-off automatic shotgun.
The two men used a Thompson gun and a sawed-off automatic shotgun (carried by the chauffeur) in the ambush.

4. What is the ultimate fate of Pancho, the angry young Cuban?

A. He escapes on the ice wagon
B. He kills the chauffeur
C. He is shot in the belly and then the head
D. He is arrested by the police

C. He is shot in the belly and then the head.
Pancho shoots the car, but the Thompson gunner shoots him in the belly and then kills him with the shotgun.

5. How long had Mr. Johnson chartered Harry’s boat for fishing before the first big marlin strike?

A. Fifteen days
B. Three weeks
C. One month
D. Eighty-four days

B. Three weeks.
Harry mentions that they had been fishing the Stream with Johnson for three weeks, charging thirty-five dollars a day.

6. What does Harry Morgan carry Eddy on board to do?

A. Furnish the tackle
B. Get the charter
C. Cook the meals
D. Run the errands

B. Get the charter.
Harry was obliged to carry Eddy, giving him four dollars a day, because Eddy had secured the charter with Mr. Johnson.

7. What item was the real black nigger crewman, who fixed the baits, noted for wearing?

A. A bright bandana
B. A pearl earring
C. Blue voodoo beads
D. A gold chain

C. Blue voodoo beads.
The black nigger who put on the bait was described as wearing blue voodoo beads around his neck under his shirt.

8. What did Harry constantly have to remind Johnson to keep off his reel when trolling?

A. The bait
B. The drag
C. The line
D. The brake

B. The drag.
Harry instructed Johnson to keep the drag off so he could slacken the line when a fish hit, preventing him from being jerked overboard.

9. What type of fish was the “big brown buggar with a spear on him” that first struck Johnson’s bait?

A. A blue marlin
B. A swordfish
C. A dolphin
D. A marlin

D. A marlin.
Harry saw the big fish with a spear smash at the mackerel; it was identified as an “old marlin” that turned and went down.

10. Why did Johnson lose the big fish after the first long run?

A. The hook pulled out
B. The line was frayed
C. He tightened the drag too much
D. He lost his grip on the rod

C. He tightened the drag too much.
Harry realized Johnson had screwed the drag down tight; the line had to break because Johnson refused to give the fish more line.

11. What did Harry see before the second, larger fish struck Johnson’s bait?

A. A flock of terns
B. A tanker
C. A splash like a depth bomb
D. A sword

C. A splash like a depth bomb.
Harry saw a splash like a depth bomb, followed by the sword and head of a huge purple-black marlin. This was a clear strike.

12. What was the financial result of Johnson’s final careless loss of the fishing rod?

A. Harry profited greatly
B. Harry lost over eight hundred dollars
C. Harry was able to keep the initial deposit
D. Johnson paid for everything immediately

B. Harry lost over eight hundred dollars.
Johnson ran off without paying, leaving Harry with a loss of $530 from the charter and $295 to $350 in replacement tackle costs.

13. What term did the angry young Cubans use to describe an informer or one with a “long tongue”?

A. Dentuso
B. Pimp
C. Lengua larga
D. Guajiro

C. Lengua larga.
Pancho asks Harry if they are lenguas largas (long tongues), and Harry confirms this means one with a long tongue.

14. What gift did the young men leave for Harry as a warning, delivered by Frankie?

A. A list of threats
B. A dead bird
C. A picture of a dead nigger with his throat cut
D. A bloody knife

C. A picture of a dead nigger with his throat cut.
The gift was a rolled-up photograph of a dead nigger with his throat cut, stitched up, and a card warning against lenguas largas.

15. What was Mr. Sing’s business proposal to Harry?

A. Smuggling jewels to Florida
B. Smuggling Chinese people to the Keys
C. Chartering the boat for a fishing expedition
D. Selling illegal liquor to Cuba

B. Smuggling Chinese people to the Keys.
Mr. Sing wanted Harry to embark twelve of his “compatriots” for the Tortugas, intending Harry to land them illegally elsewhere.

16. What was the agreed-upon payment per Chinese person Harry was supposed to receive?

A. Twenty dollars
B. Fifty dollars
C. One hundred dollars
D. Three thousand dollars

C. One hundred dollars.
After negotiation, Harry convinced Mr. Sing to pay him one hundred dollars apiece for the twelve Chinese passengers.

17. What location did Harry and Mr. Sing agree upon for the loading of the Chinese passengers?

A. The Morro
B. Key West
C. Bacuranao
D. Cojimar

C. Bacuranao.
Harry agreed to clear in the morning and pull out at dark, loading the passengers at Bacuranao that night for the illegal run.

18. What action did Harry take immediately to secure Mr. Sing before the boat moved?

A. He locked him in the cabin
B. He grabbed his wrist and throat
C. He hit him with a club
D. He took his gun

B. He grabbed his wrist and throat.
As Mr. Sing handed the final money, Harry grabbed his wrist and simultaneously grabbed his throat to subdue him quickly.

19. Where did Harry get the heavy iron pieces used to weigh down Mr. Sing’s body?

A. The Bacuranao reef
B. The old coaling dock at Tortugas
C. The ship’s anchor
D. The engine block

B. The old coaling dock at Tortugas.
Harry used pieces of iron from the old coaling dock at Tortugas, securing them to Mr. Sing’s ankles with snapper line.

20. What reason did Harry give Eddy for killing Mr. Sing?

A. To keep the money for himself
B. To prevent the Chinese from talking
C. To prevent killing the twelve other Chinese
D. To avenge the previous murder

C. To prevent killing the twelve other Chinese.
Harry told Eddy he killed Mr. Sing to prevent him from having to kill the twelve Chinese men on board.

21. What did Harry realize about Mr. Sing’s character that made him suspicious?

A. He was too quick to negotiate
B. He was too mean and nasty
C. He was too easy to do business with
D. He was too broke to be trusted

C. He was too easy to do business with.
Harry confessed to Eddy that Mr. Sing was the easiest man to do business with he ever met, making Harry believe something was wrong.

22. After the incident with the Chinese, what problem did Harry realize Eddy presented?

A. He was too afraid to work
B. He was a rummy and would talk when drunk
C. He refused to clear the boat
D. He tried to steal the money

B. He was a rummy and would talk when drunk.
Harry worried that Eddy, as a rummy, would talk when he got “hot,” potentially incriminating Harry in the illegal run.

23. When did Harry say he would have to pay a fine for bringing Eddy into Key West?

A. If Eddy was drunk
B. If Eddy talked to the police
C. If Eddy was not on the crew list
D. If Eddy caused damage to the boat

C. If Eddy was not on the crew list.
Harry realized that even if he killed Eddy, he would still have to pay a fine because Eddy wasn’t officially listed as a crewman.

24. In Part Two (Fall), what was the name of Harry Morgan’s new black crewman?

A. Pancho
B. Juma
C. Wesley
D. Eddy

C. Wesley.
When Harry tries to comfort his wounded crewman who is complaining, he addresses him by name, “I’m sorry, Wesley.”

25. What commodity were Harry and Wesley running when they were shot at?

A. Chinese immigrants
B. Sacked liquor
C. Guns and ammunition
D. Stolen gold

B. Sacked liquor.
Wesley lay in the cockpit among sacks of liquor, shaped like hams, which had run all over everything when they were shot at.

26. What was Wesley’s final act of aggression against Harry?

A. He shot Harry with a pistol
B. He picked up the whetstone to cut Harry
C. He tried to steer the boat into the mangroves
D. He threatened to inform on Harry

B. He picked up the whetstone to cut Harry.
After constant pain and fear, Wesley made a howling noise, picked up the whetstone, and threatened to cut Harry’s heart out.

27. What type of fishing party was Captain Willie Adams running when he sighted Harry’s boat?

A. Sailfishing on the reef
B. Trolling down the Woman Key channel
C. Deep-sea swordfishing
D. Tarpon fishing

B. Trolling down the Woman Key channel.
Captain Willie was trolling down the Woman Key channel, having chartered a party because the sea was too rough to go out to the reef.

28. What was Frederick Harrison’s claimed status when he confronted Captain Willie?

A. A Senator from Ohio
B. The owner of the fishing party
C. One of the three most important men in the United States
D. The governor-general of Cuba

C. One of the three most important men in the United States.
Frederick Harrison informed Captain Willie, “I’m one of the three most important men in the United States today,” showing his arrogance.

29. How did Captain Willie try to warn Harry Morgan about Harrison and the police?

A. He signaled with lights
B. He shouted at Harry to dump his load and run
C. He radioed the Coast Guard
D. He offered to trade passengers

B. He shouted at Harry to dump his load and run.
Captain Willie shouted at Harry to dump his load, advising him to get into town and ignore the boat, as a “stool from Washington” wanted to pinch him.

30. What was Harry forced to use to cut the anchor rope after deciding not to wait for the rendezvous?

A. A knife
B. A saw
C. A harpoon
D. A hatchet

D. A hatchet.
Harry broke out and started the engines, then got the hatchet and chopped the anchor rope through with his left hand.

31. In Part Three (Winter), what happened to Harry’s arm?

A. It was shot and healed poorly
B. He lost it completely after an injury
C. He had injured it while fishing
D. It was amputated due to infection from Mr. Sing’s bite

B. He lost it completely after an injury.
Harry’s sleeve is pinned up to the shoulder, confirming he lost the arm, which he joked was cut off because he didn’t like the look of it.

32. What was Albert Tracy’s current job in Key West?

A. Fishing for grunts
B. Working on the relief digging sewers
C. Bartending at Freddy’s
D. Running a taxi

B. Working on the relief digging sewers.
Albert tells Harry he is “Working on the relief,” digging the sewer and taking up old streetcar rails for seven and a half dollars a week.

33. What did Harry believe the developers were trying to do to Key West residents?

A. Make them rich through tourism
B. Starve them out to build apartments for tourists
C. Force them to leave for Cuba
D. Make them work only at sea

B. Starve them out to build apartments for tourists.
Harry believed “they’re trying to do is starve you Conchs out of here so they can burn down the shacks and put up apartments and make this a tourist town.”

34. How did Harry describe his missing arm to his wife Marie?

A. As a painful burden
B. As a symbol of his fight
C. As a flipper on a loggerhead
D. As something he was ashamed of

C. As a flipper on a loggerhead.
During intimacy, Harry refers to the stump of his arm humorously as, “It’s like a flipper on a loggerhead,” showing his coping mechanism.

35. What illegal item did Harry retrieve from the upstairs trap door before meeting the Cubans for the bank job?

A. A Luger pistol
B. A machine gun
C. Explosives
D. Contraband liquor

B. A machine gun.
Marie retrieved the “Thompson gun” and clips for him from the upstairs trap, confirming it was for a “bad trip.”

36. What arrangement did Harry make with Freddy to use his boat for the Cubans?

A. He offered Freddy his house as security
B. He paid Freddy the full value in cash
C. He planned to steal it while Freddy was away
D. He took the boat as payment for old debts

A. He offered Freddy his house as security.
Freddy initially refused to charter, but Harry offered the twelve-hundred-dollar value security, saying he would put up the house.

37. What was the name of the lawyer who arranged Harry’s meeting with the bank robbers?

A. Mr. Johnson
B. Bee-lips )
C. Frankie
D. Richard Gordon

B. Bee-lips .
The lawyer, Bee-lips Simmons, was involved in setting up the meeting between Harry and the Cubans, knowing the purpose was illegal.

38. What was Harry’s initial excuse for not needing Albert on the illegal run?

A. He said he was going tarponing
B. He claimed he was going by himself
C. He said Albert was too slow
D. He claimed Albert was a rummy

B. He claimed he was going by himself.
When Albert asked for the job, Harry told him he couldn’t use him because he was “going by myself.” This was a necessary lie.

39. What did the woman tourist, Mrs. Laughton, call Harry Morgan due to his physical appearance?

A. A bad tourist
B. A bully
C. Her dream man
D. Ghengis Khan

C. Her dream man.
Mrs. Laughton called Harry her “dream man” and compared his face to that of Ghengis Khan, finding him “beautiful.”

40. What was the specific task Harry assigned Albert before the bank robbery?

A. Clearing the boat’s papers
B. Buying new plugs, gas, ice, and bait
C. Filling the remaining liquor sacks
D. Finding the Cubans

B. Buying new plugs, gas, ice, and bait.
Harry sent Albert off in his car with a list of supplies including plugs, gas, ice, mullets, bread, and milk.

41. What did Albert exclaim when he realized the Cubans were robbing the bank?

A. We’re going to jail!
B. Christ, they’re robbing the bank!
C. They’re going to kill us!
D. Where’s the money?

B. Christ, they’re robbing the bank!.
Albert stood up in the stern saying, “Christ, they’re robbing the bank. Christ, what can we do?” just before Roberto shot him.

42. How was Albert Tracy killed?

A. He was shot in the chest by Roberto’s Thompson gun
B. He was shot in the side by the second Cuban
C. He was stabbed after refusing to cut the lines
D. The taxi driver ran him over

A. He was shot in the chest by Roberto’s Thompson gun.
Roberto swung the Thompson gun at Albert; the burst was so close to his chest that the bullets sounded like three slaps, killing him.

43. What does Harry do with Roberto’s machine gun immediately after disposing of Albert’s body?

A. He hides it under the seat
B. He gives it back to Roberto
C. He throws it overboard
D. He loads it with a fresh clip

C. He throws it overboard.
As they leaned over the stern to slide Albert’s body overboard, Harry kicked the Thompson gun over the edge.

44. What was the name of the bank robber who expressed remorse and tried to make friends with Harry?

A. Roberto
B. Pancho
C. Emilio
D. Bee-lips

C. Emilio.
The pleasant-speaking young Cuban, Emilio, took the wheel for Harry and apologized deeply for the killing of Albert.

45. What was the fate of the lawyer, Bee-lips Simmons?

A. He escaped to Cuba safely
B. The police arrested him
C. He was killed at the bank
D. He lost his practice but survived

C. He was killed at the bank.
Emilio tells Harry that the lawyer, Simmons, was killed at the bank, though Harry thought this was what Bee-lips should have expected.

46. What action did Harry take before beginning the final shootout with the remaining Cubans?

A. He locked the engine hatch from inside the pit
B. He drank a large amount of whiskey
C. He gave Emilio the Bacardi bottle
D. He steered the boat in tight circles

A. He locked the engine hatch from inside the pit.
Harry went down to the engine pit and locked the hatch with a long hook, isolating himself for the coming fight.

47. How did Harry Morgan sustain his fatal injury?

A. Roberto shot him with a pistol from the stern
B. The first seasick Cuban shot him in the side
C. He was shot in the belly by a Cuban he thought was already neutralized
D. A stray bullet from Roberto hit him

C. He was shot in the belly by a Cuban he thought was already neutralized.
Harry was shot in the belly by the Cuban who had lain on the port bunk, who managed to sit up and shoot him.

48. What was Harry’s dying thought about the inevitability of his fate?

A. He should have stayed in Havana
B. He made too many mistakes in his life
C. He should have listened to Marie
D. One man alone ain’t got no bloody fucking chance

D. One man alone ain’t got no bloody fucking chance.
As he lay dying, Harry struggled to articulate his final lesson: “One man alone now… ain’t got no bloody fucking chance.”

49. What did Richard Gordon, the writer, plan to include in his novel based on seeing Marie Morgan crying?

A. A character based on Harry Morgan
B. A description of a woman’s tragic grief
C. A description of a jealous husband hating his coarsened wife
D. A heroic tale of smuggling

C. A description of a jealous husband hating his coarsened wife.
Gordon saw Marie crying but perceived her as a “big ox” whose husband hated her coarseness, planning to use this insight in his novel.

50. What final item of advice did Marie Morgan give her daughters before returning to the hospital?

A. Go to bed and pray for their father
B. Pack their bags for New Orleans
C. Find new work in town
D. Never marry a fisherman

A. Go to bed and pray for their father.
As they drove home, Marie repeatedly told her girls to “shut up and pray for him,” and to go to bed immediately.

Brief Overview

The novel by Ernest Hemingway is about Harry Morgan, who is a boat captain in Key West, Florida. He needs money badly because a rich charter client, Mr. Johnson, cheated him and left him broke.

Harry lost his expensive fishing gear to this carelessness. He first refused to smuggle Cuban aliens for money. However, needing income, he agreed to smuggle twelve Chinese people from Cuba for $1,200.

Harry meets his contact, Mr. Sing, to arrange the men’s loading. Harry kills Mr. Sing to stop him from talking. He ties metal weights to the body and dumps him overboard. Harry then forces the Chinese men to wade ashore in Cuba. He successfully brings the money home.

Later, during a liquor run, Harry is shot and loses his arm. Customs seizes his boat. Broke again, he agrees to transport Cuban revolutionaries. He charters a friend’s boat.

He takes Albert Tracy, a poor local man, as his crew. The Cubans rob a bank and then kill Albert on the dock. Harry pilots the boat out to sea with the bandits.

Harry knocks the bandits’ machine gun overboard. He uses his own hidden gun to kill the four Cubans. But a wounded Cuban shoots Harry in the stomach.

Dying, Harry tells the Coast Guard that no man alone now has no bloody fucking chance. Harry dies soon after. His wife, Marie, is left alone and grieving.