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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert Cohn falls asleep in Jakes office and talks in his sleep. What does he say?
(a) He says that he has to go to South America. He just has to.
(b) He says that he doesn't want it to happen to him.
(c) He says that he can't do it. Nothing will make him do it.
(d) He says that his life is passing him by. He's losing his way.

2. Why does Jake think of Cohn as Moses seeing the Promised Land for the first time while they are having a drink together at the dance?
(a) Cohn is eagerly looking at Lady Brett, hoping for a dance.
(b) Cohn is in awe of the night life in Paris.
(c) Cohn is looking with adoration at his fiancée, Frances.
(d) Cohn is expectantly hoping for a night with Georgette.

3. What excuses do Brett and Jake give when the Count suggests that they get married?
(a) They say that they are incompatible and argue too much.
(b) They say that they want to live their own lives and have their careers.
(c) They say that they are not the marrying kind and are not ready to settle down.
(d) They say that they don't want to be tied down and are only friends.

4. How does Jake justify the insulting things he says?
(a) He blames his attitude on his war injury.
(b) He says that he had a rough night and isn't thinking straight.
(c) He says that he is only telling the truth.
(d) He explains that he has a nasty tongue but he doesn't mean what he says.

5. Why doesn't Brett want Jake to touch her?
(a) She loves someone else.
(b) She loves him and can't stand that they are unable to do anything about it.
(c) She is not feeling well.
(d) She has no feelings for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brett's response when the Count asks her to go to Biarritz, Cannes, or Monte Carlo?

2. Why doesn't Cohn want Jake talking about meeting the American girl in Strasbourg?

3. Jake feels he did not give an accurate picture of Robert Cohn. What does he add to his description of Cohn?

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

5. What advice do people offer Jake about his war injury that he resents so much?

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