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

2. How does Brett say she is feeling after she and Jake get into the taxi?
(a) Anxious
(b) Miserable
(c) In love
(d) Excited

3. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?
(a) He closes his eyes and enjoys her touch.
(b) He bends over and kisses her.
(c) He pushes her hand away.
(d) He moves closer to her.

4. How does Jake introduce Georgette to his friends when they meet at the restaurant?
(a) As his fiancée
(b) As a poule he picked up on the street
(c) As his cousin
(d) As his sister

5. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?
(a) How to become a magnet for wealth and success
(b) The religious rebirth of an American boxer
(c) The imaginary, amorous adventures of an Englishman in a romantic land
(d) The financial and personal success of an entrepreneur in Europe

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?

2. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?

3. A forceful woman, Frances, hopes to gain success working with Robert Cohn on the magazine. She urges him to go to Europe with her when the magazine shuts down. What else did she want from him?

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

5. Robert Cohn falls asleep in Jakes office and talks in his sleep. What does he say?

(see the answer key)

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