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Where is For Whom the Bell Tolls set?
Answer: Spain
Why: The story unfolds during the Spanish Civil War, which Hemingway covered as a reporter from 1937.
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How many times did Hemingway marry?
Answer: Four
Why: His first three marriages ended in divorce, while the fourth lasted until his death in 1961.
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How much of an iceberg did Hemingway say shows above water?
Answer: One-eighth
Why: Ice is only about 10% less dense than seawater, so roughly nine-tenths of a real iceberg sits underwater.
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When is A Farewell to Arms set?
Answer: World War I
Why: Its story takes in the Italian army's 1917 retreat after the defeat at Caporetto.
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Who urged Hemingway to trim the opening of The Sun Also Rises?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Why: Fitzgerald suggested trimming about 2,500 words, but Hemingway went further and dropped all 30 opening pages.
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Which Nobel laureate co-wrote the film To Have and Have Not?
Answer: William Faulkner
Why: Humphrey Bogart starred in the 1944 film, which was also Lauren Bacall's first screen role.
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