The Sun Also Rises Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Sun Also Rises Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 176 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?

2. Georgette asks Jake what is wrong with him, since he doesn't want her to touch him. What does he reply?

3. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?

4. What does Robert Cohn do while Jake works for two hours in the office?

5. Why does the Count enjoy everything so much?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. While dancing with Brett, Jake feels he is in a nightmare that he has had before and has to go through again. Why does he think this?

3. Compare the different ways that Jake and Brett feel about being in love with each other.

4. Why does Cohn send his fiancée, Frances back to England to visit friends?

5. How does Jake justify saying nasty things about Brett to Robert Cohn?

6. Describe Jake's frame of mind the morning after he is so distraught over Brett's leaving with Count Mippipopolous.

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

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

9. Can you predict what might happen to Robert Cohen by Jake's comment that Cohn never made a nasty remark to anyone until he fell in love with Brett?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Analyze the bull fighting techniques of Pedro Romero.

2) How do his techniques differ from Belmonte's?

3) Which technique do the spectators appreciate more?

4) How does the crowd treat Romero when the bull fight is over?

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize how Hemingway uses local color to describe the Basque country while Jake and Bill are traveling.

2) Cite some examples of the countryside, dress, people, and customs.

3) Are Jake and Bill welcomed by the Basques? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Robert Cohn's obsession with Lady Brett Ashley.

2) How do his feelings for Brett affect his fiancée, Frances?

3) What kind of an impact does his obsession have on Mike Campbell, Jake Barnes, and Pedro Romero?

4) Is his obsession with Brett ever resolved in the novel?

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