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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?
(a) South America will help him live life and he doesn't like Paris.
(b) Going to see bull-fighters will spice up his life and getting married is necessary for a man.
(c) Dating many women is the thing to do and writing a novel is fulfilling.
(d) Everyone needs many children and live through your children.

2. Who asks Jake to lunch after he gets back to the office?
(a) Brett Ashley
(b) Woolsey
(c) Robert Cohn
(d) Krum

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

4. What does Cohn tell Jake after Jake apologizes for telling him to go to hell?
(a) He tells Jake that he is the best friend he has.
(b) He tells Jake that he doesn't want to see him again.
(c) He insults Jake, saying that he is not worth the trouble.
(d) He threatens Jake and tells him to watch his tongue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brett's response when the Count asks her to go to Biarritz, Cannes, or Monte Carlo?

2. Why does Robert Cohn go to America after three years in Europe?

3. After five years of marriage, three children and spending close to fifty thousand dollars, what does Robert Cohn's rich wife do?

4. How does Jake justify the insulting things he says?

5. Why does Jake think of Cohn as Moses seeing the Promised Land for the first time while they are having a drink together at the dance?

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