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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mike compare Cohn to a steer?
(a) He says that Robert is always trying to keep the peace like a steer.
(b) He says that Robert can be sacrificed like a steer.
(c) He says that Robert is aggressive just like a steer, chasing after Brett.
(d) 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.

2. Why did the bus have to pull over to the side of the road as it climbed into the hills?
(a) To make room for the wild goats on the hillside
(b) To give room to pilgrims passing on the road
(c) So everyone could get a good view of the countryside
(d) To give room to six mules pulling a heavily loaded freight wagon

3. What does Cohn decide when Brett sends him a letter saying he doesn't have to go on the trip to Spain with them?
(a) He refuses to answer her letter.
(b) He decides to go anyway.
(c) He asks Jake to tell Brett not to go on the trip.
(d) He says that he would rather not go.

4. Jake feels he did not give an accurate picture of Robert Cohn. What does he add to his description of Cohn?
(a) Cohn is superficial, only caring about what he wears and how he looks.
(b) Cohn insults other people constantly, looking for ways to start arguments.
(c) Cohn is a conceited, self-centered man who is a sore loser at tennis.
(d) Cohn is an excellent tennis player with a good, athletic body. He is nice to other people, cheerful and didn't get angry when beaten in tennis.

5. Why are Jake and Bill annoyed by the telegram from Cohn that says he will be arriving Thursday?
(a) The overly long message annoys them.
(b) The lateness of the message annoys them.
(c) The tone of the message annoys them.
(d) The short, abrupt message annoys them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the view Jake and Bill have from the train as they pass through Landes?

2. How does dinner with Brett, Mike, Cohn, and Bill remind Jake of dinners during the war?

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

4. Jake says that the first meal in Spain is "always a shock". What does the meal consist of?

5. Why doesn't Jake eat at Madame Lecomte's restaurant very often?

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