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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jake lies in bed, what does he start thinking about that keeps him from sleeping?
(a) He thinks about Robert Cohn and South America.
(b) 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.
(c) He thinks about going on a trip to the bull-fights.
(d) He thinks about all the work he has to do the next day and if he will meet his deadlines.

2. When Jake and Bill try to get tickets for the first lunch service on the train, what does the conductor tell them?
(a) He gives them tickets and tells them to enjoy the ride.
(b) They are all reserved but he will find them a spot for ten francs.
(c) They are all reserved. There is nothing available until the fifth at three-thirty.
(d) They can have tickets to the second serving.

3. What is Mike Campbell's financial situation?
(a) He is independently wealthy.
(b) He is a self-made millionaire.
(c) He has a small nest egg in the bank.
(d) He is in an undischarged bankruptcy.

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

5. There are seven cars on the train full of Catholic Americans from Dayton, Ohio. Where are they headed?
(a) They are on a pilgrimage to Rome, Biarritz, and Lourdes.
(b) They are planning a fishing trip.
(c) They are touring the basilicas in Spain.
(d) They are going to the bull-fights in Spain.

6. What is the view Jake and Bill have from the train as they pass through Landes?
(a) They see bustling cities with sidewalks full of people.
(b) They see hills covered with olive trees.
(c) They see the sun set, wooded hills, sandy pine country, heather, clearings with houses and an occasional sawmill.
(d) They see farmland of steer and bulls.

7. What did Frances say that Robert did to his secretary at Frances' request?
(a) He promoted her to an editorial position.
(b) He mentioned her in his first novel.
(c) He gave her an increase in pay.
(d) He got rid of her to please Frances.

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

9. Where do the Count, Brett, and Jake go after they finish dinner in the restaurant?
(a) They go for a tour of Paris in a horse-cab.
(b) They go to the Count's hotel room for champagne.
(c) They go dancing at Zelli's.
(d) They go for a stroll in the park.

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

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

12. While eating lunch at Wetzels's, Jake asks Cohn how his writing is progressing. What is Cohn's reply?
(a) He says that he can't seem to get started on his second book and he is worried.
(b) He says that his writing is speeding along and he is on the final chapter.
(c) He says that he has decided not to write anymore.
(d) He says that all is going well and he is half way through his second book.

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

14. What happens to Jake when he suggests he and Cohn go to Strasbourg for the weekend to meet a girl he knows there?
(a) Frances throws water in his face.
(b) Frances kicks him under the table.
(c) Jake spills hot coffee in his lap.
(d) Cohn kicks him under the table.

15. What is the financial status of Robert Cohn's parents who reside in New York?
(a) They are one of the richest Jewish, New York families.
(b) They are unemployed with a bleak future.
(c) They are low income, struggling to survive.
(d) They are middle class working people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Krum have a difficult time going out to the Dingo or the Select?

2. Jake, Bill and their traveling companions in the train compartment talk about fishing trips. What comment does the American wife make about men?

3. How does Jake introduce Georgette to his friends when they meet at the restaurant?

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

5. Robert Cohn is a Jewish man attending Princeton. How does this make him feel?

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