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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the houses in Burguete arranged?
(a) Along both sides of the road and down side streets
(b) Along both sides of the road with no side streets
(c) In a circle around the town
(d) In city blocks

2. What is the description Jake gives of the town of Bayonne?
(a) A smelly Spanish town with a rancid river running through it
(b) A dirty Spanish town, cluttered with litter
(c) A nice Spanish town, very clean, on a large river
(d) A gloomy Spanish town with dark, unkempt streets

3. What is the name of the religious festival celebrated on July 6?
(a) San Riau
(b) San Fermin
(c) San Sombra
(d) San Pamplona

4. Why do all the passengers sit on top of the bus before it leaves for Baguete?
(a) It is too smelly inside the bus.
(b) The inside of the bus is full of packages.
(c) It is such a hot day; they sit on top of the bus and fan themselves.
(d) To get a better view of the town

5. What is the cost for room and board at Jake's hotel in Burguete?
(a) Five pesetas, which Jake feels is reasonable
(b) Seven pesetas, but the wine is included
(c) Three pesetas, which is cheap
(d) Twelve pesetas, which Jake feels is too much

6. What does Bill reveal to Jake after they finish bantering about Henry's bicycle?
(a) He says that Jake is too sensitive.
(b) He says that Jake is more annoying than anyone else he knows.
(c) He says that Jake is a good guy and Bill is fonder of him than anyone else.
(d) He says that Jake needs to stop being such a whiner.

7. What types of emotion do Jake and his friends feel after the bull fight is over?
(a) Subdued and disturbed
(b) Excited and aggressive
(c) Disturbed and elated
(d) Disgusted and drained

8. What is the mood of Jake, Brett, and Cohn on the day before the fiesta?
(a) They are uncomfortable and edgy.
(b) They feel good, healthy and friendly.
(c) They are ill from too much wine the night before.
(d) They feel guilty for the argument the night before.

9. What does Brett say about Cohn after she tells him that she and Jake want to be alone?
(a) She says that she is very fond of him and that it could lead to something more.
(b) She says that she is sick of him and he has behaved very badly.
(c) She says that she is going away with Cohn for good.
(d) She says that she is leaving Mike for Cohn.

10. Why are Jake and Bill annoyed by the telegram from Cohn that says he will be arriving Thursday?
(a) The tone of the message annoys them.
(b) The lateness of the message annoys them.
(c) The overly long message annoys them.
(d) The short, abrupt message annoys them.

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

12. 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.

13. What is one of the methods smugglers use to cross from France into Spain?
(a) They wade across the stream.
(b) They take boats down the stream.
(c) They wait for nightfall and sneak through the Spanish frontier.
(d) They try to convince other travelers to hide them in their vehicles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did it mean when the Basque said "Arriba" to Bill and Jake?

2. How is Robert Cohn feeling while he and Jake wait for Brett's train to arrive?

3. What meal is served to Jake and Bill their first night in the hotel?

4. What fortune does Brett give to Pedro Romero when she reads his palm?

5. What does the bull fight critic say about Pedro Romero's performance in the ring when Jake is having a drink with them?

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