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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Bill and Jake see in a taxi as they are walking down the street to a restaurant?
(a) Robert Cohn
(b) Harvey Stone
(c) Lady Brett Ashley
(d) Mike Campbell

2. What advice do people offer Jake about his war injury that he resents so much?
(a) They tell him he is lucky; it could have been worse.
(b) They tell him it is not important and he shouldn't worry about it.
(c) They tell him not to think about it.
(d) They say it is better than getting killed.

3. Jake, Bill and their traveling companions in the train compartment talk about fishing trips. What comment does the American wife make about men?
(a) She says that most men voted for prohibition.
(b) She says that most men are self-disciplined and decent.
(c) She says that only a few men get drunk on a regular basis.
(d) She implies that men get out of control if there is liquor around.

4. What is the financial status of Robert Cohn's parents who reside in New York?
(a) They are one of the richest Jewish, New York families.
(b) They are low income, struggling to survive.
(c) They are unemployed with a bleak future.
(d) They are middle class working people.

5. Where does Brett tell Jake she is going?
(a) Africa
(b) America
(c) San Sebastian
(d) England

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Jake and Bill Gorton planning to do during their trip to Spain?

2. As Jake watches Brett walk up the street from his flat and get into the Count's limousine, what is he thinking?

3. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?

4. How did Robert Cohn spend his time while in Europe with Frances?

5. What does Cohn tell Jake after Jake apologizes for telling him to go to hell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Count Mippipopolous enjoys everything life has to offer. What explanation does he five for this?

2. Cohn divorces after five years of marriage and another woman takes control of his life. Who is this woman and what does she expect to get from Cohn?

3. How does Mike Campbell show his love for Brett?

4. Brett comes to Jake's room late at night with Count Mippipopolous. They ask him to go to Zelli's. Jake refuses the invitation. As they drive away, what does Jake think about the night?

5. Jake has lunch with Cohn and once again, Cohn asks Jake about South America. Jake tells Cohn to go with his fiancée, Frances. What is Cohn's reply?

6. Why don't Jake and Bill get to eat lunch until three-thirty in the afternoon when they are traveling on the train to Bayonne? What is Bill's reaction?

7. As Jake lies in bed trying to sleep, what does he continue to think about?

8. What words of wisdom does Jake give to Robert Cohn about traveling and trying to escape from himself?

9. Explain why Robert Cohn marries the first girl who is nice to him after he graduates from Princeton.

10. How does Jake describe Cohn's first encounter with Lady Brett Ashley?

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