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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) Horse racers
(b) Artists
(c) African safari hunters
(d) Bullfighters

2. Georgette asks Jake what is wrong with him, since he doesn't want her to touch him. What does he reply?
(a) He was hurt in the war.
(b) He had too much to drink.
(c) He has a girlfriend.
(d) He is afraid of catching something from her.

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

4. Robert Cohn moves to California and uses the remainder of his fifty thousand dollars to back and become sole editor of what magazine?
(a) The Princeton Review
(b) The Fine Arts and Music Magazine
(c) The California Coastline
(d) Review of the Arts

5. 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?
(a) Children
(b) Marriage
(c) Money
(d) A partnership in a new magazine

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake referring to when he says to Brett, "you like to add them up."?

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

3. What is Jake's reply when Cohn asks him if he is worried about his life passing him by?

4. Who does Brett leave the dance-club with?

5. Robert Cohn offers to pay Jake's expenses if he will go to what __place with him?

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