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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 Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?
(a) The bulls
(b) The other bull fighters
(c) Some of his old class mates
(d) The picadores

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

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

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

5. How long does the fiesta last?
(a) Day and night for three days
(b) Only daytime celebrations for seven days
(c) Day and night for seven days
(d) One day and night

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it called when the bulls are let into the corral with the steers?

3. Bill and Jake sit down to eat lunch after fishing and have an amusing conversation about the different men they went to college with. Which men do they mention?

4. How does dinner with Brett, Mike, Cohn, and Bill remind Jake of dinners during the war?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Bill calls Jake an expatriate. What does he mean by this?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Cohn decide to do now that Brett is staying over in San Sebastian and what are Jake's feelings about it?

9. 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?

10. What took place during the paseo in Pamplona?

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