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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 do Jake and Bill share their train compartment with?
(a) Two soldiers from America
(b) An American man, his wife, and their young son
(c) Two single women traveling alone
(d) Count Mippipopolous

2. What are the two pieces of mail that Jakes picks up from the concierge when he returns to his flat?
(a) A college commencement invitation and a letter from Brett
(b) A postcard from an army buddy and a letter from his sister
(c) A bank statement and a wedding invitation
(d) A letter from his brother in America and a bank statement

3. 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 is still distraught over Brett and skips breakfast.
(c) He feels it is a fine and pleasant morning.
(d) He wishes he had stayed in bed.

4. What does Brett say she did while in San Sebastian?
(a) She prayed at the Basílica de Santa María del Coro.
(b) She visited all the cafes in the area.
(c) She went sun bathing at the beach.
(d) She never went out and didn't do anything.

5. 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 lifts their spirits, but then drops the mood just as quickly.
(c) It has no effect on the mood.
(d) It puts the person into a major depression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Jake when he suggests he and Cohn go to Strasbourg for the weekend to meet a girl he knows there?

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

4. As Jake watches Brett walk up the street from his flat and get into the Count's limousine, what is he thinking?

5. Who does Brett's friend, Zizi, introduce her to when she and Jake go into the Café Select?

(see the answer key)

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