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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jake react when Brett tells him she was in San Sebastian with Cohn?
(a) He tells Brett she cannot go to Pamplona.
(b) He is nasty and sarcastic.
(c) He is indifferent to the whole situation.
(d) His eyes tear up and his lip trembles.

2. 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 California Coastline
(b) The Fine Arts and Music Magazine
(c) Review of the Arts
(d) The Princeton Review

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

4. What does Bill reveal to Jake after they finish bantering about Henry's bicycle?
(a) He says that Jake is more annoying than anyone else he knows.
(b) He says that Jake is too sensitive.
(c) He says that Jake is a good guy and Bill is fonder of him than anyone else.
(d) He says that Jake needs to stop being such a whiner.

5. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?
(a) Bullfighters
(b) African safari hunters
(c) Artists
(d) Horse racers

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robert Cohn spend his time while in Europe with Frances?

2. How do Jake and Bill stay warm after they finish their evening meal?

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

4. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?

5. Who arrives at Jake's flat after he finishes showering?

(see the answer key)

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