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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jake returns to his room after his fight with Cohn, Bill tells him that Cohn wants to see him. What does Cohn want from Jake?
(a) To continue the fight
(b) An apology
(c) The whereabouts of Brett
(d) Forgiveness

2. When Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?
(a) The bulls
(b) Some of his old class mates
(c) The other bull fighters
(d) The picadores

3. What is the name of the bull fighter that Montoya introduces to Jake and Bill?
(a) Jose Fermin
(b) Pedro Romero
(c) Pedro Iruna
(d) Señor Gayarra

4. How does Jake feel about Robert Cohn after Brett does not show up on the train?
(a) He lets bygones be bygones and forgives Cohn for going to San Sebastian with Brett.
(b) He sympathizes with Cohn's disappointment when Brett doesn't show up.
(c) Jake is unforgiving and jealous of Cohn. He hates him and wants to hurt him.
(d) He thinks Cohn is a good friend and has a pleasant attitude.

5. Bill and Jake sit down to eat lunch after fishing and have an amusing conversation about the different men they went to college with. Which men do they mention?
(a) Bishop Manning, Henry James, Fitzgerald, and Roosevelt
(b) Bryan, Mencken, Frankie Fritsch, Bishop Manning, and Wayne Wheeler
(c) Henry James, Abraham Lincoln, Grant, and Keats
(d) Harris, Henry Ford, Roosevelt, and Wheeler

6. What is the name of the religious festival celebrated on July 6?
(a) San Pamplona
(b) San Fermin
(c) San Riau
(d) San Sombra

7. What is morality, according to Jake?
(a) What they teach in church.
(b) Helping your neighbor
(c) Being kind to one another
(d) Things that make you disgusted.

8. What does the crowd do to Romero after the bullfights are over?
(a) They quietly let him pass through the gate.
(b) They leave him alone to be with Brett.
(c) They lift him on their shoulders and carry him out the gate.
(d) They insult the way he fought the bulls.

9. What fortune does Brett give to Pedro Romero when she reads his palm?
(a) She sees fear in his palm.
(b) There are thousands of bulls in his life and he will live a long time.
(c) He will fall in love very soon.
(d) He will live a long life but give up bull fighting.

10. How do the spectators react when they feel they are cheated by Belmonte's bull fight?
(a) Sit down in silence
(b) Refuse to applaud
(c) Turn their backs on him
(d) Yell insults and throw food

11. What will the spectators do on the morning of the first day of the bull fights?
(a) They will stay back behind the posts and let the bulls run past.
(b) They will run down the street with the bulls behind them.
(c) They will stay inside, not looking at the bulls until the fight.
(d) They will run down the street behind the bulls.

12. Why did the bus have to pull over to the side of the road as it climbed into the hills?
(a) To give room to pilgrims passing on the road
(b) To give room to six mules pulling a heavily loaded freight wagon
(c) To make room for the wild goats on the hillside
(d) So everyone could get a good view of the countryside

13. What does Bill tell Jake he should be the minute he gets up in the morning?
(a) Ironical and full of pity
(b) Comical and nonchalant
(c) Adamant and angry
(d) Serious and ready to work

14. How do Jake and Bill stay warm after they finish their evening meal?
(a) They put on extra layers of clothing.
(b) They go for a run through the town.
(c) They go to bed and read.
(d) They sit in front of the fireplace.

15. What did it mean when the Basque said "Arriba" to Bill and Jake?
(a) Stop drinking
(b) Put the cork on
(c) Put it down
(d) Lift it up

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?

2. What is the condition of the countryside in the Basque country?

3. What item does Pedro Romero give to his sword-handler to bring to Brett who is sitting in the stands?

4. What is the reason Brett tells Jake she is a goner?

5. What type of artwork is hanging from the walls in Jake's hotel?

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