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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. What does Robert Cohn do while Jake works for two hours in the office?

3. Jake meets Brett and Mike at the Dingo and Mike is a bit drunk. What does Mike ask Jake at the time?

4. Why is Frances saying terrible, sarcastic comments to Cohn in front of Jake at the café?

5. Why does Jake give Harvey some money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brett flirt with so many men and keep an accounting of how many men become infatuated with her?

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

3. Summarize the lengthy description Jake gives of Robert Cohen in this chapter.

4. Jake has lunch with Cohn and once again, Cohn asks Jake about South America. Jake tells Cohn to go with his fiancée, Frances. What is Cohn's reply?

5. 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?

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

7. Robert Cohn gets his novel published in America. How does his personality change when he returns to Paris?

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

9. Jake feels sorry for Cohn because he is bored with his life, but why can't Jake help him?

10. Count Mippipopolous enjoys everything life has to offer. What explanation does he five for this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast Jake Barnes and his friend Bill Gorton.

2) What are their personalities, behaviors, speech, attitudes, and physical appearances?

3) Are they true to life characters?

4) How do they relate to one another?

Essay Topic 2

1) Evaluate the relationship between Mike Campbell and Brett Ashley.

2) Are they a good match?

3) How do they treat one another?

4) Is it an equal, strong partnership?

5) Do they accept one another for who they are?

Justify all answers.

Essay Topic 3

1) When the reader meets Harvey Stone, he has not eaten for five days. Describe his appearance.

2) Describe his state of mind.

3) Does Jake help him in any way; if so, how?

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