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

2. 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 worried and depressed.
(b) Jake says that he is always worried about it.
(c) Jake says that sometimes it bothers him.
(d) Jake says that he is through with worrying.

3. Why does Robert Cohn go to America after three years in Europe?
(a) He teaches a literary class at Princeton.
(b) His novel is accepted at a publishing company in America.
(c) He wants to see his children.
(d) He goes to visit his mother.

4. What effect does the imitation absinthe drink called pernod have on those who drink it?
(a) It has no effect on the mood.
(b) It puts the person into a major depression.
(c) It sustains an uplifted mood all night.
(d) It lifts their spirits, but then drops the mood just as quickly.

5. Jake runs into some of his friends while eating at the restaurant with Georgette. Where does Braddocks ask Jake and Georgette to go?
(a) To Foyot's
(b) To the dance club, bal musette
(c) A walk along the Seinne
(d) To the Louvre

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

3. Georgette asks Jake what is wrong with him, since he doesn't want her to touch him. What does he reply?

4. What does Robert Cohn think about Paris after returning from America?

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

(see the answer key)

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