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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brett's response when the Count asks her to go to Biarritz, Cannes, or Monte Carlo?
(a) She says that she cannot go because Cohn would be upset.
(b) She says that she would be delighted to go to all those places.
(c) She says that she knows too many people everywhere and she is in love with Jake.
(d) She says that she would rather go to America with him.

2. Who does Brett leave the dance-club with?
(a) Cohn
(b) Georgette
(c) Braddocks
(d) Jake

3. How does Jake justify the insulting things he says?
(a) He says that he had a rough night and isn't thinking straight.
(b) He says that he is only telling the truth.
(c) He explains that he has a nasty tongue but he doesn't mean what he says.
(d) He blames his attitude on his war injury.

4. Where does Jake think Robert Cohn gets his dislike of Paris?
(a) From negative experiences he has had
(b) From Fances's bad attitude toward Paris
(c) From the opinionated writings of Mencken
(d) From cultural discussions with Braddocks

5. 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 his life is passing him by. He's losing his way.
(d) He says that he doesn't want it to happen to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bill Gorton during his stay in Vienna?

2. Why does Jake think of Cohn as Moses seeing the Promised Land for the first time while they are having a drink together at the dance?

3. How does Jake introduce Georgette to his friends when they meet at the restaurant?

4. Where does Brett tell Jake she is going?

5. How does Brett say she is feeling after she and Jake get into the taxi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Brett comes to Jake's room late at night with Count Mippipopolous. They ask him to go to Zelli's. Jake refuses the invitation. As they drive away, what does Jake think about the night?

2. Jake continues to feel miserable because he cannot be with Brett. He suggests that they live together. What is Brett's reply?

3. Describe the conversation Jake has with Cohn about Brett when they go out for lunch.

4. Summarize how Jake amuses himself while Brett is in San Sebastian and Cohn is out of town?

5. Discuss Brett's reaction when Jake kisses her in the taxi?

6. How does Jake describe Cohn's first encounter with Lady Brett Ashley?

7. Why does Cohn resort to kicking Jake under the table when Jake suggests they meet a girl he knows in Strasbourg?

8. Mike asks Jake if he and Brett can go to Spain with him. Jake agrees and Brett asks if it will be too hard on Cohn. Why doesn't Jake understand this question and what is his reaction when he finds out?

9. Cohn divorces after five years of marriage and another woman takes control of his life. Who is this woman and what does she expect to get from Cohn?

10. As Jake lies in bed trying to sleep, what does he continue to think about?

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