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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 one of the methods smugglers use to cross from France into Spain?

2. What does Bill tell Jake he should be the minute he gets up in the morning?

3. 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?

4. What do Bill and Cohn make a bet over while eating at the Hotel Montoya?

5. What do Jake, Bill and Cohn decide to do after Jake receives the telegram from Brett says she and Mike stopped in San Sebastian for the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the bull fighter, Romero, the main attraction of all the bull fighters?

2. Cohn wants to see Jake after knocking him unconscious. Does Jake go to see Cohn or does he decide against it? Explain.

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

4. Both Bill and Jake are irritated when Cohn says that he doesn't think Brett and Mike are going to show up when they are supposed to. What happens as a result of Cohn's annoying comments?

5. What do Jake, Bill and the Basques do to pass the time on the bus to Burguete?

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

7. Relate why Montoya, the hotel owner in Pamplona, smiles at Jake and asks if Bill is an aficionado?

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. What type of personal conversations do Bill and Jake get into while they are in the countryside fishing?

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

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) The theme of anti-Semitism appears many times throughout the novel.

2) Cite examples of anti-Semitism in the story and what effect it has on the characters.

3) Which characters are anti-Semitic?

4) How do they reveal their anti-Semitism?

5) Which characters are Jewish and how do they handle the prejudices against them?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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