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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the imitation absinthe drink called pernod have on those who drink it?
(a) It sustains an uplifted mood all night.
(b) It has no effect on the mood.
(c) It puts the person into a major depression.
(d) It lifts their spirits, but then drops the mood just as quickly.

2. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?
(a) Artists
(b) African safari hunters
(c) Horse racers
(d) Bullfighters

3. How does Brett say she is feeling after she and Jake get into the taxi?
(a) In love
(b) Miserable
(c) Excited
(d) Anxious

4. Why does Jake ask Georgette, the prostitute, to have dinner with him?
(a) He hopes it will lead to a more intimate time later in the evening.
(b) He feels sorry for her and hopes to talk her into a different lifestyle.
(c) He thinks it would be nice to eat with someone.
(d) He thinks she looks down and out and could use a good meal.

5. Why does Robert Cohn go to America after three years in Europe?
(a) He wants to see his children.
(b) His novel is accepted at a publishing company in America.
(c) He teaches a literary class at Princeton.
(d) He goes to visit his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Robert Cohn achieve while attending Princeton?

2. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?

3. What is Jake's reply when Cohn asks him if he is worried about his life passing him by?

4. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?

5. A forceful woman, Frances, hopes to gain success working with Robert Cohn on the magazine. She urges him to go to Europe with her when the magazine shuts down. What else did she want from him?

(see the answer key)

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