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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at Jake's flat after he finishes showering?
(a) Brett and Harvey Stone
(b) Brett and Count Mippipopolous
(c) Robert Cohn and Harvey Stone
(d) Brett and Robert Cohn

2. What happens to Robert Cohn when his instructor, Spider Kelly overmatches him?
(a) He gets his nose flattened.
(b) He breaks his hand.
(c) He wins on a TKO.
(d) He is knocked out.

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

4. What does Cohn tell Jake after Jake apologizes for telling him to go to hell?
(a) He insults Jake, saying that he is not worth the trouble.
(b) He threatens Jake and tells him to watch his tongue.
(c) He tells Jake that he is the best friend he has.
(d) He tells Jake that he doesn't want to see him again.

5. After his miserable night crying over Brett, Jake walks down the Boulevard to the rue Soufflot for breakfast. What is his frame of mind?
(a) He walks down the street in a fog, not noticing the events around him.
(b) He wishes he had stayed in bed.
(c) He is still distraught over Brett and skips breakfast.
(d) He feels it is a fine and pleasant morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jake react when Brett tells him she was in San Sebastian with Cohn?

2. Where do Jake and Bill decide to go after eating at Madame Lecomte's?

3. As Jake lies in bed, what does he start thinking about that keeps him from sleeping?

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?

5. How does dinner with Brett, Mike, Cohn, and Bill remind Jake of dinners during the war?

(see the answer key)

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