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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Matador confess to the narrator at the cafe?
(a) He is not a very good bullfighter
(b) He never wanted to be a bullfighter
(c) He is quitting the profession
(d) He is terminally ill

2. What do Nick and his friend realize as they talk?
(a) This is the last time they will go skiing together
(b) The waitress has been eavesdropping
(c) They have been overcharged on their bill
(d) They were both once in love with the same girl

3. From where does Nick return in the story for Chapter 14?
(a) War
(b) College
(c) Vacation
(d) Business trip

4. Who is the narrator of the Memoir for Chapter 13?
(a) A matador
(b) A lawyer
(c) A physician
(d) A fisherman

5. Who is Villalta in the Memoir for Chapter 12?
(a) A winemaker
(b) A bullfighter
(c) A sculptor
(d) An actor

6. What is a cogida?
(a) Mexican sandwich
(b) Spanish wine
(c) Matador hat
(d) Goring

7. What is the waitress' personality?
(a) Taciturn
(b) Perky
(c) Demure
(d) Outgoing

8. What does Nick carry with him on the train?
(a) Photos
(b) Books
(c) Camping gear
(d) Laptop

9. What is the name of the young man who is the central character in the story for Chapter 11?
(a) Clay
(b) John
(c) James
(d) He is not named

10. Where does Joe play with the other children?
(a) The video arcade
(b) The playground
(c) The streets
(d) The lake and forest

11. Where is the first race of the season on the racing circuit?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Italy
(c) Switzerland
(d) France

12. Where is the person from #101 traveling?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Poland

13. Who is Hubert Elliot in the story in Chapter 9?
(a) A mechanic
(b) A lawyer
(c) A postgraduate student
(d) A landscaper

14. Who is the story in Chapter 8 about?
(a) A Nazi
(b) A Communist
(c) A Democrat
(d) A Fascist

15. What is the topic of the story in Chapter 15?
(a) Nick's relationship with his father
(b) Nick's reunion with his war buddies
(c) Nick's fishing trip
(d) Nick's wedding day

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the area does Nick avoid?

2. What does Nick use for bait?

3. Where does Nick debark from the train?

4. Where do Nick and his friend stop for a meal?

5. What makes the husband nervous as they walk through the streets of town?

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