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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. When Robert Cohn returns to Paris from America, he is a changed man. In what way does he change?
(a) He withdraws into himself, rarely going out.
(b) He knows he is deeply in love with Frances.
(c) He is not so simple or so nice, and not as pleasant to have around.
(d) He wants to elope with Frances immediately.

2. Why doesn't Jake eat at Madame Lecomte's restaurant very often?
(a) Too many of his fellow Americans go there
(b) He had an argument with the owner.
(c) He prefers eating at home.
(d) He doesn't care for the menu.

3. Robert Cohen changes his lifestyle after reading "The Purple Land" by W. H. Hudson. What is the theme of this novel?
(a) The religious rebirth of an American boxer
(b) The imaginary, amorous adventures of an Englishman in a romantic land
(c) How to become a magnet for wealth and success
(d) The financial and personal success of an entrepreneur in Europe

4. What does Jake read after putting on his pajamas and getting into bed?
(a) He reads a few pages of a novel, hoping it will put him to sleep.
(b) He reads
(c) He reads the Paris daily newspaper.
(d) He reads the New York Times which he has delivered to him from America.

5. When Brett doesn't show up at the Hotel Crillon, Jake takes a cab to the Select. Who asks him to sit down when he arrives?
(a) Braddocks
(b) Robert Cohn
(c) Brett Ashley
(d) Harvey Stone

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Cohn moves to California and uses the remainder of his fifty thousand dollars to back and become sole editor of what magazine?

2. When does Brett say she is going to marry Michael?

3. Who are the two friends Robert Cohn has during his three years in Europe?

4. Where does Jake think Robert Cohn gets his dislike of Paris?

5. What does Jake do when Georgette touches him while they are driving in the horse-cab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words of wisdom does Jake give to Robert Cohn about traveling and trying to escape from himself?

2. How does Mike Campbell show his love for Brett?

3. What prompts Jake to ask the street girl, Georgette to dinner?

4. 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?

5. During a dance at the dance club, Brett and Jake have a conversation about Mike. What do they talk about?

6. While dancing with Brett, Jake feels he is in a nightmare that he has had before and has to go through again. Why does he think this?

7. Bill and Jake meet Mike Campbell and Brett at the café, Select. What is Mike's condition?

8. Compare the different ways that Jake and Brett feel about being in love with each other.

9. Describe the condition of Jake's friend, Harvey Stone.

10. Why did Robert Cohn take up boxing while attending Princeton?

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