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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brett say about Cohn after she tells him that she and Jake want to be alone?
(a) She says that she is leaving Mike for Cohn.
(b) She says that she is going away with Cohn for good.
(c) She says that she is very fond of him and that it could lead to something more.
(d) She says that she is sick of him and he has behaved very badly.

2. What does Jake read after putting on his pajamas and getting into bed?
(a) He reads
(b) He reads the Paris daily newspaper.
(c) He reads a few pages of a novel, hoping it will put him to sleep.
(d) He reads the New York Times which he has delivered to him from America.

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

4. What is Brett's reaction when Jake kisses her in the taxi?
(a) She asks him to kiss her again.
(b) She acts pleasantly surprised.
(c) She pushes closer to Jake, putting her arms around him.
(d) She moves to the corner of the seat, far away from Jake and puts her head down.

5. Georgette asks Jake what is wrong with him, since he doesn't want her to touch him. What does he reply?
(a) He is afraid of catching something from her.
(b) He was hurt in the war.
(c) He had too much to drink.
(d) He has a girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jake, Bill and their traveling companions in the train compartment talk about fishing trips. What comment does the American wife make about men?

2. When Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?

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

4. Who are the two friends Robert Cohn has during his three years in Europe?

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

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