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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. What did Frances say that Robert did to his secretary at Frances' request?

2. Georgette asks Jake what is wrong with him, since he doesn't want her to touch him. What does he reply?

3. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?

4. What does Jake ask himself as he leaves Frances and Cohn in the café?

5. As Jake watches Brett walk up the street from his flat and get into the Count's limousine, what is he thinking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Jake continues to feel miserable because he cannot be with Brett. He suggests that they live together. What is Brett's reply?

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

4. Why does Robert Cohn become obsessed about going to South America?

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

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

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

8. How does Jake describe Cohn's first encounter with Lady Brett Ashley?

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

10. Why does Cohn send his fiancée, Frances back to England to visit friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Jake's impotence is mentioned many times in the novel.

2) Analyze how the theme of impotence is presented in the novel and what it symbolizes.

3) How does impotence relate to other themes in the novel?

4) Use examples from the story to support the answer.

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize how Hemingway uses local color to describe the Basque country while Jake and Bill are traveling.

2) Cite some examples of the countryside, dress, people, and customs.

3) Are Jake and Bill welcomed by the Basques? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the bull fighting techniques of Pedro Romero.

2) How do his techniques differ from Belmonte's?

3) Which technique do the spectators appreciate more?

4) How does the crowd treat Romero when the bull fight is over?

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