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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jake lies in bed, what does he start thinking about that keeps him from sleeping?

2. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?

3. Robert Cohn moves to California and uses the remainder of his fifty thousand dollars to back and become sole editor of what magazine?

4. What does Jake ask himself as he leaves Frances and Cohn in the café?

5. What does Jake do when he gets to his office after breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Robert Cohn become obsessed about going to South America?

2. What is pernod and what type of reaction does a person have after drinking it?

3. Why does Brett flirt with so many men and keep an accounting of how many men become infatuated with her?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

7. Robert Cohn gets his novel published in America. How does his personality change when he returns to Paris?

8. Describe the condition of Jake's friend, Harvey Stone.

9. What does Cohn say he in his letter to Jake from Hendaye?

10. Jake feels sorry for Cohn because he is bored with his life, but why can't Jake help him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast Brett Ashley and Cohn's fiancée, Frances.

2) Which of the two women is more like the women of today?

3) Defend the answer with examples from the novel and instances of modern day women.

Essay Topic 2

1) Compare and contrast Jake Barnes and his friend Bill Gorton.

2) What are their personalities, behaviors, speech, attitudes, and physical appearances?

3) Are they true to life characters?

4) How do they relate to one another?

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss the value system of Count Mippipopolous.

2) How did he develop his set of values? Is he satisfied with his life or is he miserable?

3) Has he lived life to its potential?

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