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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jake, Bill and Cohn decide to do after Jake receives the telegram from Brett says she and Mike stopped in San Sebastian for the night?
(a) They decide that Jake and Cohn will go on to Burgete, and Bill will wait for Brett.
(b) They decide to go to San Sebastian to meet Brett and Mike.
(c) They decide to wait until the next day before they go to Burguete.
(d) They decide to take the noon bus for Burguete.

2. What is the name of the bull fighter that Montoya introduces to Jake and Bill?
(a) Pedro Romero
(b) Pedro Iruna
(c) Señor Gayarra
(d) Jose Fermin

3. What will the spectators do on the morning of the first day of the bull fights?
(a) They will run down the street behind the bulls.
(b) They will run down the street with the bulls behind them.
(c) They will stay back behind the posts and let the bulls run past.
(d) They will stay inside, not looking at the bulls until the fight.

4. When Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?
(a) The bulls
(b) The picadores
(c) The other bull fighters
(d) Some of his old class mates

5. What does Mike say to Brett after Cohn beats Pedro Romero?
(a) He tells her she should expect trouble if she associates with Jews and bull fighters.
(b) He tells her that he is sorry Romero got hurt.
(c) He asks her to go back to Paris with him.
(d) He says that Cohn is out of his mind.

6. What does the bull fight critic say about Pedro Romero's performance in the ring when Jake is having a drink with them?
(a) He says that Romero is the best fighter he has ever seen.
(b) He says that Romero is just an amateur.
(c) He says that Romero's work is good but incomplete.
(d) He says that Romero should find another line of work.

7. What do Bill and Cohn make a bet over while eating at the Hotel Montoya?
(a) Cohn bets Bill that he will not be able to finish all the courses of the Spanish meal.
(b) Cohn bets Bill that he will not last to the end of the brutal bull fights.
(c) Bill bets Cohn fifty pesetas that Brett and Mike arrive that evening. Cohen says that they won't come.
(d) Cohn bets Bill one hundred pesetas that Brett and Mike will show up the next day.

8. How is Robert Cohn feeling while he and Jake wait for Brett's train to arrive?
(a) He is extremely nervous and eager.
(b) He is feverish and shaky.
(c) He is relaxed and pleasant.
(d) He is nonchalant.

9. 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 don't get any bites all morning.
(c) Jake catches six trout and Bill catches four.
(d) They each catch one trout.

10. What gifts does Wilson-Harris give to Jake and Bill when they leave for Pamplona?
(a) He gives them each a new rod.
(b) He gives them each a bottle of wine.
(c) He gives each of them an envelope with flies for fishing.
(d) He gives them each a goatskin flask.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake's philosophy that everything that is good has to be paid for?

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

3. Why are Jake and Bill annoyed by the telegram from Cohn that says he will be arriving Thursday?

4. Jake says that the first meal in Spain is "always a shock". What does the meal consist of?

5. What is Cohn's reaction when Mike starts toward him from around the table to start a fight over Brett?

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