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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. What is Cohn's response when Bill suggests that he not look at the horses when the bull gores them?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of the bull fighter that Montoya introduces to Jake and Bill?

4. What meal is served to Jake and Bill their first night in the hotel?

5. Bill mentions that Romero's face looks badly bruised. What is Brett's reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bill calls Jake an expatriate. What does he mean by this?

2. What are Jake's thoughts as he lies in bed after the evening with Bill, Mike and Brett?

3. What are the feelings that Brett reveals to Jake about Pedro Romero?

4. How does Pedro Romero view the bulls that he fights?

5. Is Mike Campbell justified in comparing Robert Cohen to one of the steers?

6. Explain how the fist fight between Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes gets started?

7. What does Cohn decide to do now that Brett is staying over in San Sebastian and what are Jake's feelings about it?

8. Jake receives a telegram from Brett saying that they are staying over in San Sebastian overnight and will be late. How does Jake treat Cohn after he reads the telegram?

9. On the day the bull fights are to take place, Cohn tells Bill and Jake that he hopes he won't be bored at the bull fight. What is Bill's reaction to Cohn's comment?

10. How do the pictures on the walls of Jake's and Bill's hotel in Burguete add to the coldness of the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Explain whether or not you think Jake Barnes changes during the course of the novel.

2) Keep in mind his self-knowledge, his thoughts about other characters, his values, and his ability to accept and cope with his situation.

Essay Topic 2

1) Jake's impotence is mentioned many times in the novel.

2) Analyze how the theme of impotence is presented in the novel and what it symbolizes.

3) How does impotence relate to other themes in the novel?

4) Use examples from the story to support the answer.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe what takes place during the fiesta of San Fermin.

2) How long does it last? What is involved in the festival? What preparations are made for the festival?

3) Who takes part in the celebrations?

4) What does the last day of the celebration consist of?

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