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

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. How does Jake justify the insulting things he says?
(a) He explains that he has a nasty tongue but he doesn't mean what he says.
(b) He blames his attitude on his war injury.
(c) He says that he had a rough night and isn't thinking straight.
(d) He says that he is only telling the truth.

3. 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) A walk along the Seinne
(c) To Foyot's
(d) To the Louvre

4. Robert Cohn offers to pay Jake's expenses if he will go to what __place with him?
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Spain

5. As Jake lies in bed, what does he start thinking about that keeps him from sleeping?
(a) He thinks about the war injury he received in Italy and about what might have happened to the other men who were with him in the hospital.
(b) He thinks about all the work he has to do the next day and if he will meet his deadlines.
(c) He thinks about going on a trip to the bull-fights.
(d) He thinks about Robert Cohn and South America.

6. How did the Count receive the wounds above his ribs?
(a) Arrows
(b) Shrapnel
(c) Grenade
(d) Gunshots

7. How does Brett say she is feeling after she and Jake get into the taxi?
(a) In love
(b) Excited
(c) Miserable
(d) Anxious

8. Jake, Bill and their traveling companions in the train compartment talk about fishing trips. What comment does the American wife make about men?
(a) She says that most men voted for prohibition.
(b) She says that only a few men get drunk on a regular basis.
(c) She says that most men are self-disciplined and decent.
(d) She implies that men get out of control if there is liquor around.

9. What does Robert Cohn think about Paris after returning from America?
(a) He loves Paris and never wants to leave.
(b) He considers Paris his home.
(c) Paris is one of his favorite cities.
(d) He is sick of Paris.

10. What news does Frances Clyne reveal to Jake when she asks him to go with her to the Dome?
(a) She wants Jake to arrange a surprise bachelor party for Cohn.
(b) She tells Jake that Cohn does not want to marry her anymore and that he hasn't lived enough.
(c) She informs Jake that Cohn wants Jake to be his best man for their wedding.
(d) She tells Jake that she doesn't want Jake in the wedding.

11. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?
(a) The imaginary, amorous adventures of an Englishman in a romantic land
(b) The financial and personal success of an entrepreneur in Europe
(c) The religious rebirth of an American boxer
(d) How to become a magnet for wealth and success

12. What is Jake's reply when Cohn asks him if he is worried about his life passing him by?
(a) Jake says that he is worried and depressed.
(b) Jake says that sometimes it bothers him.
(c) Jake says that he is through with worrying.
(d) Jake says that he is always worried about it.

13. How does Mike feel about missing the fight and staying with Brett for the evening?
(a) He's disappointed but tries not to show it.
(b) He's very excited.
(c) He resigns himself to the fact that he will miss the fight.
(d) He's angry.

14. Where do Jake and Bill decide to go after eating at Madame Lecomte's?
(a) Back to Jake's flat
(b) To the Select to see Brett and Mike Campbell
(c) Take a horse-cab around the city
(d) To Robert Cohn's

15. What is Brett's reaction when Jake kisses her in the taxi?
(a) She asks him to kiss her again.
(b) She pushes closer to Jake, putting her arms around him.
(c) She acts pleasantly surprised.
(d) She moves to the corner of the seat, far away from Jake and puts her head down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Robert Cohn achieve while attending Princeton?

2. What happens to Bill Gorton during his stay in Vienna?

3. What is the view Jake and Bill have from the train as they pass through Landes?

4. There are seven cars on the train full of Catholic Americans from Dayton, Ohio. Where are they headed?

5. Jake and Cohn get into an argument during lunch. What is the argument about?

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