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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 is Jake's philosophy that everything that is good has to be paid for?

2. Did Jake and Bill have any luck fishing after their long hike into the valley of the Rio de la Fabrica?

3. What advice does Bill give Jake about dreaming after they wake up from their afternoon nap?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the description Jake gives of Basque country.

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

3. What took place during the paseo in Pamplona?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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) Analyze Robert Cohn's obsession with Lady Brett Ashley.

2) How do his feelings for Brett affect his fiancée, Frances?

3) What kind of an impact does his obsession have on Mike Campbell, Jake Barnes, and Pedro Romero?

4) Is his obsession with Brett ever resolved in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the character of Robert Cohn.

2) How is he depicted by the narrator?

3) How do his own words and actions reveal his character?

4) What do Mike, Brett, Harvey Stone and Bill feel about Robert Cohn?

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