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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an aficionado?
(a) Someone who over indulges in wine
(b) A woman who throws flowers at the bull-fights
(c) A person who is passionate about the bull-fights
(d) A person who brings the bulls to the arena

2. How does Pedro Romero's bull fighting invoke emotion in the crowd?
(a) He keeps the purity of line in his movements, letting the bull's horns pass closely by him.
(b) He uses many tricks to make it look like he is in danger.
(c) He loudly cheers each time the bull passes him.
(d) He corkscrews his body and leans away from the bull as it runs by.

3. How does dinner with Brett, Mike, Cohn, and Bill remind Jake of dinners during the war?
(a) There is wine, ignored tension, and foreboding of what is to come.
(b) There are arguments, hurt feelings, and fear.
(c) There is camaraderie between friends.
(d) There is a feeling that it will be their last dinner together.

4. How do Jake and Bill stay warm after they finish their evening meal?
(a) They go to bed and read.
(b) They sit in front of the fireplace.
(c) They go for a run through the town.
(d) They put on extra layers of clothing.

5. What item does Pedro Romero give to his sword-handler to bring to Brett who is sitting in the stands?
(a) His black, silk sash
(b) His gold-brocaded cape
(c) His tri-cornered hat
(d) His leather gloves

6. Bill lectures Jake about being an expatriate. What does he say has ruined Jake?
(a) Not enough reading
(b) Not enough exercise
(c) Too little caffeine
(d) Fake European standards

7. What advice does Bill give Jake about dreaming after they wake up from their afternoon nap?
(a) Jake should dream because all the successful businessmen are dreamers.
(b) Don't pay any attention to dreams. They don't have any meaning.
(c) Dreaming eases the burdens of the day.
(d) Dreaming is for children.

8. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?
(a) Jake catches six trout but Bill has no luck.
(b) They each catch one trout.
(c) Jake catches six trout and Bill catches four.
(d) They don't get any bites all morning.

9. As Jake, Bill, and Cohen drive across the plain to Pamplona, what is their first view of the town?
(a) The walls of Pamplona rise out of the plain, then a brown cathedral and other churches. The mountains are all around.
(b) Pamplona is obscured by forests on a flat piece of land.
(c) Pamplona's walls lead up to the town which has only a bull ring in its center.
(d) Pamplona is on top of a high mountain with small huts around the perimeter.

10. What is the condition of the countryside in the Basque country?
(a) Overdeveloped land with many roads and vehicles
(b) Barren, forgettable countryside with small, dirty villages
(c) Dry, infertile land with small thatched huts scattered throughout
(d) The land is very rich and green with houses in good, clean condition.

11. What is the name of the man who was gored through the back and killed during the bull run?
(a) Vincente Girones
(b) Pedro Romero
(c) Mike Campbell
(d) Montoya

12. Why does Cohn start a fight with Jake at the Cafe Suizo and knock him out?
(a) Cohn is angry that Jake takes Mike's side against him.
(b) Jake tells Cohn that he loves Brett.
(c) Jake tells Cohn to find other friends.
(d) Jake refuses to tell him where Brett is.

13. What is the reason Brett tells Jake she is a goner?
(a) She finds out she is very sick.
(b) She is still in love with Jake.
(c) She is hopelessly in love with Pedro Romero.
(d) She thinks she drinks too much.

14. When Jake returns to his room after his fight with Cohn, Bill tells him that Cohn wants to see him. What does Cohn want from Jake?
(a) To continue the fight
(b) An apology
(c) Forgiveness
(d) The whereabouts of Brett

15. What fortune does Brett give to Pedro Romero when she reads his palm?
(a) She sees fear in his palm.
(b) He will fall in love very soon.
(c) There are thousands of bulls in his life and he will live a long time.
(d) He will live a long life but give up bull fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is morality, according to Jake?

2. How does Mike compare Cohn to a steer?

3. Bill mentions that Romero's face looks badly bruised. What is Brett's reply?

4. What is the name of the religious festival celebrated on July 6?

5. What is the weather like when Jake and Bill arrive in Burguete?

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