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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jake is awakened at 4:30 in the morning by a loud voice downstairs arguing with the concierge. Who comes looking for him at his flat?
(a) Cohn
(b) Georgette
(c) Braddocks
(d) Brett

2. As Jake lies in bed, what does he start thinking about that keeps him from sleeping?
(a) He thinks about all the work he has to do the next day and if he will meet his deadlines.
(b) He thinks about the war injury he received in Italy and about what might have happened to the other men who were with him in the hospital.
(c) He thinks about Robert Cohn and South America.
(d) He thinks about going on a trip to the bull-fights.

3. What is Brett's response when the Count asks her to go to Biarritz, Cannes, or Monte Carlo?
(a) She says that she cannot go because Cohn would be upset.
(b) She says that she knows too many people everywhere and she is in love with Jake.
(c) She says that she would rather go to America with him.
(d) She says that she would be delighted to go to all those places.

4. What does Jake do when he gets to his office after breakfast?
(a) He reads the French morning papers, smokes and sets to work on the typewriter.
(b) He has a cup of coffee and then decides to go home.
(c) He sits at his desk, wallowing in self-pity.
(d) He tries to concentrate on his typing, but can't hold a clear thought.

5. Who does Brett's friend, Zizi, introduce her to when she and Jake go into the Café Select?
(a) Marshal Ney
(b) Count Mippipopolous
(c) Aloysius Kirby
(d) Robert Cohn

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Cohn want Jake talking about meeting the American girl in Strasbourg?

2. Who does Brett leave the dance-club with?

3. Why is Robert Cohn so anxious to go to South America with Jake?

4. While eating lunch at Wetzels's, Jake asks Cohn how his writing is progressing. What is Cohn's reply?

5. Robert Cohn is a Jewish man attending Princeton. How does this make him feel?

(see the answer key)

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