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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jake ask Georgette, the prostitute, to have dinner with him?
(a) He thinks it would be nice to eat with someone.
(b) He thinks she looks down and out and could use a good meal.
(c) He feels sorry for her and hopes to talk her into a different lifestyle.
(d) He hopes it will lead to a more intimate time later in the evening.

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

3. How does Jake introduce Georgette to his friends when they meet at the restaurant?
(a) As a poule he picked up on the street
(b) As his sister
(c) As his cousin
(d) As his fiancée

4. Why is Robert Cohn so anxious to go to South America with Jake?
(a) He wants to inquire into investing in coffee beans.
(b) He wants to research the area before taking Frances there.
(c) He is afraid his life is moving too fast and he is not really living it.
(d) He wants to buy a vacation home there for Frances.

5. 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 Jake is still in love with Brett.
(b) He asks if he said anything embarrassing the night before.
(c) He asks if Cohn is in love with Brett.
(d) He asks if he and Brett can go to Pamplona with Jake and Bill.

6. According to Cohn, what is the reason Frances would not go to South America with him?
(a) She doesn't like foreign countries.
(b) She is afraid to travel.
(c) She wouldn't like South America. She likes to be around a lot of people.
(d) She thinks South America is the wilderness.

7. As Frances continues her tirade against Cohn, what does she think is the real reason why he won't marry her?
(a) It would be romantic to say that he had a mistress for two years.
(b) He feels he is not good enough for her.
(c) His children would be hurt by the marriage.
(d) He wouldn't be able to hang out in the cafes as much.

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

9. What does Robert Cohn do while Jake works for two hours in the office?
(a) He helps Jake sort out carbons.
(b) He stuffs manila envelopes for Jake.
(c) He reads papers and falls asleep.
(d) He looks out the window at the Paris streets.

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

11. A forceful woman, Frances, hopes to gain success working with Robert Cohn on the magazine. She urges him to go to Europe with her when the magazine shuts down. What else did she want from him?
(a) Children
(b) Marriage
(c) Money
(d) A partnership in a new magazine

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 all is going well and he is half way through his second book.
(c) He says that he has decided not to write anymore.
(d) He says that his writing is speeding along and he is on the final chapter.

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

14. Robert Cohn falls asleep in Jakes office and talks in his sleep. What does he say?
(a) He says that he can't do it. Nothing will make him do it.
(b) He says that he has to go to South America. He just has to.
(c) He says that he doesn't want it to happen to him.
(d) He says that his life is passing him by. He's losing his way.

15. What does Jake do to pass the time while Brett and Robert Cohn are out of town?
(a) He mopes around, feeling sorry for himself.
(b) He drinks too much and pines over Brett.
(c) He begins writing his first novel.
(d) He works, goes to the races, dines with friends and puts extra time in at the office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake's reply when Cohn asks him if he is worried about his life passing him by?

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

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

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

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

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