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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the description Jake gives of the town of Bayonne?
(a) A smelly Spanish town with a rancid river running through it
(b) A gloomy Spanish town with dark, unkempt streets
(c) A nice Spanish town, very clean, on a large river
(d) A dirty Spanish town, cluttered with litter

2. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?
(a) He moves closer to her.
(b) He bends over and kisses her.
(c) He pushes her hand away.
(d) He closes his eyes and enjoys her touch.

3. What did a Basque offer to Jake and Bill as they waited in the heat for the bus to leave for Burguete?
(a) Raw meat wrapped in grape leaves
(b) Fruit from a wicker basket
(c) A drink from a big leather wine bag
(d) Goat's milk

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

5. What type of artwork is hanging from the walls in Jake's hotel?
(a) Dead rabbits, dead pheasants, and dead ducks
(b) Spanish landscapes
(c) Bull-fighting paintings
(d) Portraits of famous visitors to the hotel

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of emotion do Jake and his friends feel after the bull fight is over?

2. When Jake and Bill try to get tickets for the first lunch service on the train, what does the conductor tell them?

3. Why doesn't Jake eat at Madame Lecomte's restaurant very often?

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

5. Jake feels he did not give an accurate picture of Robert Cohn. What does he add to his description of Cohn?

(see the answer key)

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