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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the two friends Robert Cohn has during his three years in Europe?
(a) Jake and Spider Kelly
(b) Spider Kelly and Frances
(c) Braddocks and Jake
(d) Spider Kelly and Braddocks

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

4. Where do Brett and Jake decide to go after leaving the dance-club?
(a) To Jake's place
(b) Just driving around
(c) To Brett's place
(d) To a show

5. The Count boasts that he has been around. Where has he been?
(a) He has sailed around the world.
(b) He has traveled across America.
(c) He has been all over Europe.
(d) He has been in seven wars and four revolutions.

6. Why doesn't Jake eat at Madame Lecomte's restaurant very often?
(a) Too many of his fellow Americans go there
(b) He prefers eating at home.
(c) He had an argument with the owner.
(d) He doesn't care for the menu.

7. Why does Jake give Harvey some money?
(a) Harvey hasn't eaten in five days, wants to be alone and doesn't care if he eats.
(b) Harvey has been threatened by debt collectors.
(c) Jake wants Harvey to place a bet for him with his bookie.
(d) Jake wants him to use the money to find a flat.

8. What excuses do Brett and Jake give when the Count suggests that they get married?
(a) They say that they don't want to be tied down and are only friends.
(b) They say that they are not the marrying kind and are not ready to settle down.
(c) They say that they want to live their own lives and have their careers.
(d) They say that they are incompatible and argue too much.

9. What words does Mike repeat to describe Brett to Jake and Bill?
(a) A lovely piece
(b) A bountiful beauty
(c) A lovely rose
(d) A raving beauty

10. What does Jake read after putting on his pajamas and getting into bed?
(a) He reads the Paris daily newspaper.
(b) He reads the New York Times which he has delivered to him from America.
(c) He reads
(d) He reads a few pages of a novel, hoping it will put him to sleep.

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

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

13. Jake meets Brett and Mike at the Dingo and Mike is a bit drunk. What does Mike ask Jake at the time?
(a) He asks if Cohn is in love with Brett.
(b) He asks if he said anything embarrassing the night before.
(c) He asks if he and Brett can go to Pamplona with Jake and Bill.
(d) He asks if Jake is still in love with Brett.

14. What is Jake referring to when he says to Brett, "you like to add them up."?
(a) Brett adds up the number of brandies she drinks when she goes out.
(b) Brett adds up the number of shoes she owns, buying a new pair every week.
(c) Brett enjoys it when more and more men become infatuated with her.
(d) Brett likes to hang all her dresses in color coordinated order.

15. 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 always worried about it.
(b) Jake says that he is through with worrying.
(c) Jake says that he is worried and depressed.
(d) Jake says that sometimes it bothers him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frances saying terrible, sarcastic comments to Cohn in front of Jake at the café?

2. After his miserable night crying over Brett, Jake walks down the Boulevard to the rue Soufflot for breakfast. What is his frame of mind?

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

4. What is Mike assigned to bring to Pamplona?

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

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