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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. How does Jake feel about Robert Cohn after Brett does not show up on the train?
(a) He lets bygones be bygones and forgives Cohn for going to San Sebastian with Brett.
(b) Jake is unforgiving and jealous of Cohn. He hates him and wants to hurt him.
(c) He sympathizes with Cohn's disappointment when Brett doesn't show up.
(d) He thinks Cohn is a good friend and has a pleasant attitude.

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

3. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?
(a) They don't get any bites all morning.
(b) Jake catches six trout and Bill catches four.
(c) Jake catches six trout but Bill has no luck.
(d) They each catch one trout.

4. What is the name of the religious festival celebrated on July 6?
(a) San Sombra
(b) San Riau
(c) San Fermin
(d) San Pamplona

5. What part of the countryside did Jake's bus travel after stopping at the posada to drop off packages?
(a) Through farming country with rocky hills
(b) Through rough, rocky plains
(c) Through a soot covered mill town
(d) Through the crowded city streets

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Pedro Romero give to his sword-handler to bring to Brett who is sitting in the stands?

2. What did a Basque offer to Jake and Bill as they waited in the heat for the bus to leave for Burguete?

3. How do Jake and Bill stay warm after they finish their evening meal?

4. What will the spectators do on the morning of the first day of the bull fights?

5. What is the condition of the countryside in the Basque country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare the weather as Bill and Jake depart on the bus to Burguete and the weather upon their arrival at Burguete. What images are given to describe the weather?

3. Relate why Montoya, the hotel owner in Pamplona, smiles at Jake and asks if Bill is an aficionado?

4. What does Cohn do when he finds Pedro Romero with Brett?

5. Why is the bull fighter, Romero, the main attraction of all the bull fighters?

6. 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?

7. Is Mike Campbell justified in comparing Robert Cohen to one of the steers?

8. Jake receives a telegram from Brett saying that they are staying over in San Sebastian overnight and will be late. How does Jake treat Cohn after he reads the telegram?

9. How does Pedro Romero view the bulls that he fights?

10. How do the pictures on the walls of Jake's and Bill's hotel in Burguete add to the coldness of the room?

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