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

2. How does Mike compare Cohn to a steer?

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

4. What fortune does Brett give to Pedro Romero when she reads his palm?

5. What is Cohn's reaction when Mike starts toward him from around the table to start a fight over Brett?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the description Jake gives of Basque country.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) The feelings of the characters seem to change dramatically by the end of the novel.

2) How do the main characters feel about themselves at the beginning of the story?

3) How do they feel at the end of the story?

4) How do they feel about each other at the start of the novel and how do they feel at the end?

Essay Topic 2

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing Hemingway's writing style.

2) Include his use of dialogue, point of view of the narrator, and how it affects the story, and the inference of Hemingway's personal life.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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