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

2. Jake feels he did not give an accurate picture of Robert Cohn. What does he add to his description of Cohn?
(a) Cohn insults other people constantly, looking for ways to start arguments.
(b) Cohn is superficial, only caring about what he wears and how he looks.
(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.

3. Who does Jake share a taxi with after the press conference at Quai d'Orsay?
(a) Cohn and Brett
(b) Woolsey and Krum
(c) Brett and Georgette
(d) Braddocks and Cohn

4. Jake is awakened at 4:30 in the morning by a loud voice downstairs arguing with the concierge. Who comes looking for him at his flat?
(a) Georgette
(b) Braddocks
(c) Cohn
(d) Brett

5. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?
(a) Everyone needs many children and live through your children.
(b) South America will help him live life and he doesn't like Paris.
(c) Dating many women is the thing to do and writing a novel is fulfilling.
(d) Going to see bull-fighters will spice up his life and getting married is necessary for a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the financial status of Robert Cohn's parents who reside in New York?

2. What news does Frances Clyne reveal to Jake when she asks him to go with her to the Dome?

3. While eating lunch at Wetzels's, Jake asks Cohn how his writing is progressing. What is Cohn's reply?

4. Why does Frances tell Robert not to have scenes with his young ladies?

5. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?

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