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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. Bill lectures Jake about being an expatriate. What does he say has ruined Jake?

2. Why do all the passengers sit on top of the bus before it leaves for Baguete?

3. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?

4. What advice does Bill give Jake about dreaming after they wake up from their afternoon nap?

5. When Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Compare the weather as Bill and Jake depart on the bus to Burguete and the weather upon their arrival at Burguete. What images are given to describe the weather?

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

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

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

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

8. What took place during the paseo in Pamplona?

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) When the reader meets Harvey Stone, he has not eaten for five days. Describe his appearance.

2) Describe his state of mind.

3) Does Jake help him in any way; if so, how?

Essay Topic 2

1) Discuss the value system of Count Mippipopolous.

2) How did he develop his set of values? Is he satisfied with his life or is he miserable?

3) Has he lived life to its potential?

Essay Topic 3

1) Frances tells Jake that Cohn fired his secretary when she asked him to.

2) What does this reveal about the character of Robert Cohn?

3) What does it reveal about Frances's character?

4) Are their actions admirable or not? Why?

5) What emotions provoke the two of them to act this way?

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