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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. When Romero says that he kills his friends, to whom is he referring?
2. What is the description Jake gives of the town of Bayonne?
3. What type of artwork is hanging from the walls in Jake's hotel?
4. What part of the countryside did Jake's bus travel after stopping at the posada to drop off packages?
5. What does Bill tell Jake he should be the minute he gets up in the morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the fist fight between Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes gets started?
2. What does Cohn do when he finds Pedro Romero with Brett?
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. Summarize the description Jake gives of Basque country.
6. How do the pictures on the walls of Jake's and Bill's hotel in Burguete add to the coldness of the room?
7. 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?
8. Why is the bull fighter, Romero, the main attraction of all the bull fighters?
9. How does Pedro Romero view the bulls that he fights?
10. What type of personal conversations do Bill and Jake get into while they are in the countryside fishing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
1) Do you think Jake is truthful as the narrator?
2) Describe his emotions while he tells the story.
3) Is he jealous, angry, drunk, tolerant or impartial?
4) Cite examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
1) Explain whether or not you think Jake Barnes changes during the course of the novel.
2) Keep in mind his self-knowledge, his thoughts about other characters, his values, and his ability to accept and cope with his situation.
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