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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?
(a) Bullfighters
(b) Artists
(c) African safari hunters
(d) Horse racers

2. What happens to Bill Gorton during his stay in Vienna?
(a) Bill is mugged while drunk in Vienna.
(b) Bill is drunk for four days in Vienna and doesn't remember much about the trip.
(c) Bill wins a large sum of money betting on a prize-fight.
(d) Bill has a wonderful trip full of pleasant memories.

3. How does Mike compare Cohn to a steer?
(a) He says that Robert can be sacrificed like a steer.
(b) He says that like a steer, Robert lives a quiet life, never has to say anything, and hangs around Brett where he is not wanted.
(c) He says that Robert is always trying to keep the peace like a steer.
(d) He says that Robert is aggressive just like a steer, chasing after Brett.

4. When Brett doesn't show up at the Hotel Crillon, Jake takes a cab to the Select. Who asks him to sit down when he arrives?
(a) Brett Ashley
(b) Harvey Stone
(c) Braddocks
(d) Robert Cohn

5. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?
(a) They don't get any bites all morning.
(b) Jake catches six trout but Bill has no luck.
(c) Jake catches six trout and Bill catches four.
(d) They each catch one trout.

Short Answer Questions

1. After graduating from Princeton, Robert Cohn is bitter and self-conscious. What is one of the first things he does?

2. What effect does the imitation absinthe drink called pernod have on those who drink it?

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

4. Jake runs into some of his friends while eating at the restaurant with Georgette. Where does Braddocks ask Jake and Georgette to go?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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