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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frances saying terrible, sarcastic comments to Cohn in front of Jake at the café?
(a) Frances resents the fact that Cohn gave her 200 pounds to go back to England and stay with friends.
(b) Frances feels Cohn is too possessive of her.
(c) Frances is annoyed that Cohn will not let her go to England to visit friends.
(d) Frances is angry that Cohn made most of the wedding plans without her.

2. Who do Bill and Jake see in a taxi as they are walking down the street to a restaurant?
(a) Harvey Stone
(b) Mike Campbell
(c) Robert Cohn
(d) Lady Brett Ashley

3. What happens to Bill Gorton during his stay in Vienna?
(a) Bill is mugged while drunk in Vienna.
(b) Bill is drunk for four days in Vienna and doesn't remember much about the trip.
(c) Bill wins a large sum of money betting on a prize-fight.
(d) Bill has a wonderful trip full of pleasant memories.

4. What does Jake do to pass the time while he waits for Brett to meet him at the Hotel Crillon?
(a) He has a glass of wine and watches people passing by.
(b) He reads the Bible in the lounge.
(c) He works on an article he is writing for the paper.
(d) He writes letters on the hotel stationary.

5. Jake runs into some of his friends while eating at the restaurant with Georgette. Where does Braddocks ask Jake and Georgette to go?
(a) To the dance club, bal musette
(b) To the Louvre
(c) A walk along the Seinne
(d) To Foyot's

6. What title does Robert Cohn achieve while attending Princeton?
(a) Heavyweight boxing champion
(b) Princeton Review editor
(c) Middleweight boxing champion
(d) Rhodes Scholar

7. 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) Review of the Arts
(c) The Fine Arts and Music Magazine
(d) The Princeton Review

8. What is Brett's formal title?
(a) Mon Cherie Brett
(b) Countess Ashley
(c) Lady Ashley
(d) Duchess Ashley

9. In a letter to Jake, what does Cohn tell Jake he has been doing in Hendaye?
(a) Gambling and drinking
(b) Bicycling and boating
(c) Going on long walks and hunting
(d) Having a quiet time, bathing, golfing, and playing bridge

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

11. What advice does Jake give to Robert Cohn when they go to the café below Jakes office?
(a) You can't get away from yourself by traveling from place to place.
(b) Don't waste your life staying in one place.
(c) Live your life now because you will be dead in thirty years.
(d) Traveling is a great way to get away from your problems.

12. When Jake is about to leave the dance-club, what does he give the patronne for Georgette?
(a) A bottle of wine
(b) His address
(c) A brandy and soda
(d) Fifty francs

13. Why does the concierge of Jake's flat changer her opinion of Brett?
(a) She discovers that Brett is rude, crude, and ignorant.
(b) She sees that Brett is from a low class family, penniless and a fortune hunter.
(c) She sees that Brett is a shrew who should be avoided.
(d) She sees that Brett is very nice, of a good family and very gentile.

14. How is Brett feeling when Jake says goodbye to her at her hotel?
(a) She is excited about leaving Jake and getting on with her life.
(b) She is happy and looking forward to her wedding to Michael.
(c) She is miserable and says she will not see Jake again.
(d) She is indifferent to Jake.

15. Jake tells Brett that he loves her so much and makes a suggestion to her. What is the suggestion?
(a) That they avoid each other
(b) That they see other people
(c) That they live together
(d) That they get married

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Count when he received his wounds?

2. What does Jake ask himself as he leaves Frances and Cohn in the café?

3. Who does Jake share a taxi with after the press conference at Quai d'Orsay?

4. Who do Jake and Bill share their train compartment with?

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

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