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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cohn's response when Bill suggests that he not look at the horses when the bull gores them?
(a) Cohn tells Bill to mind his own business.
(b) Cohn says that he is only worried that he will be bored.
(c) Cohn is worried he might faint at the sight of the horse's blood.
(d) Cohn is afraid he will not be able to look at the dying horses.

2. What is Cohn's reaction when Mike starts toward him from around the table to start a fight over Brett?
(a) Cohn waits proudly and firmly for Mike to assault him. He wants to show he will fight for Brett.
(b) Cohn backs up a few steps, then turns and runs.
(c) Cohn hides behind Jake, asking him to stop Mike.
(d) Cohn mumbles something and leaves the hotel.

3. What is the weather like when Jake and Bill arrive in Burguete?
(a) Very cold
(b) Rainy and windy
(c) Humid and stifling
(d) Hot and sunny

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is it called when the bulls are let into the corral with the steers?
(a) Desencajonada
(b) Ustedes
(c) Picadores
(d) Aficionado

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

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

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) The whereabouts of Brett
(b) To continue the fight
(c) Forgiveness
(d) An apology

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bill lectures Jake about being an expatriate. What does he say has ruined Jake?

2. Why did the bus have to pull over to the side of the road as it climbed into the hills?

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

4. What is an aficionado?

5. Where did Brett's husband, Ashley, make her sleep?

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