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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. Bill mentions that Romero's face looks badly bruised. What is Brett's reply?
(a) That Cohn is to blame.
(b) That Romero is badly hurt and should be in bed
(c) That Romero is hurt, but he will be fine
(d) That it isn't as bad as it looks.

2. What is the name of the hotel that Jake, Bill and Cohen stay at in Pamplona?
(a) Hotel Montoya
(b) Hotel Torino
(c) Hotel Bayonne
(d) Hotel Basque

3. Why did the bus have to pull over to the side of the road as it climbed into the hills?
(a) To give room to pilgrims passing on the road
(b) To make room for the wild goats on the hillside
(c) So everyone could get a good view of the countryside
(d) To give room to six mules pulling a heavily loaded freight wagon

4. What does Bill tell Jake he should be the minute he gets up in the morning?
(a) Comical and nonchalant
(b) Adamant and angry
(c) Serious and ready to work
(d) Ironical and full of pity

5. What is an aficionado?
(a) Someone who over indulges in wine
(b) A person who is passionate about the bull-fights
(c) A woman who throws flowers at the bull-fights
(d) A person who brings the bulls to the arena

Short Answer 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?

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

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

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

5. What is one of the methods smugglers use to cross from France into Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Both Bill and Jake are irritated when Cohn says that he doesn't think Brett and Mike are going to show up when they are supposed to. What happens as a result of Cohn's annoying comments?

2. Jake and Bill meet a Basque who lived in America forty years before. What parts of America had he visited and why did he return to Spain?

3. What took place during the paseo in Pamplona?

4. What do Jake, Bill and the Basques do to pass the time on the bus to Burguete?

5. Cohn wants to see Jake after knocking him unconscious. Does Jake go to see Cohn or does he decide against it? Explain.

6. On the day the bull fights are to take place, Cohn tells Bill and Jake that he hopes he won't be bored at the bull fight. What is Bill's reaction to Cohn's comment?

7. Explain how the fist fight between Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes gets started?

8. What are the feelings that Brett reveals to Jake about Pedro Romero?

9. What type of personal conversations do Bill and Jake get into while they are in the countryside fishing?

10. How did Pedro Romero perform in the bull ring after getting a severe beating from Robert Cohn?

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