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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Robert Cohn so anxious to go to South America with Jake?
(a) He wants to buy a vacation home there for Frances.
(b) He is afraid his life is moving too fast and he is not really living it.
(c) He wants to research the area before taking Frances there.
(d) He wants to inquire into investing in coffee beans.

2. What does Robert Cohn think about Paris after returning from America?
(a) He loves Paris and never wants to leave.
(b) He is sick of Paris.
(c) Paris is one of his favorite cities.
(d) He considers Paris his home.

3. Robert Cohn is a Jewish man attending Princeton. How does this make him feel?
(a) Outgoing and proud
(b) Inferior and shy
(c) Angry and reclusive
(d) Superior and snooty

4. What advice does Jake give to Robert Cohn when they go to the café below Jakes office?
(a) You can't get away from yourself by traveling from place to place.
(b) Don't waste your life staying in one place.
(c) Live your life now because you will be dead in thirty years.
(d) Traveling is a great way to get away from your problems.

5. What is Jake's reply when Cohn asks him if he is worried about his life passing him by?
(a) Jake says that he is through with worrying.
(b) Jake says that sometimes it bothers him.
(c) Jake says that he is always worried about it.
(d) Jake says that he is worried and depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robert Cohn returns to Paris from America, he is a changed man. In what way does he change?

2. What is the financial status of Robert Cohn's parents who reside in New York?

3. When Jake is about to leave the dance-club, what does he give the patronne for Georgette?

4. How does Brett say she is feeling after she and Jake get into the taxi?

5. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?

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