1: The Sun Also Rises takes place in the early 1920s in what countries?
a. England and France
b. England and Spain
c. France and Spain
d. The USSR and France
|
2: How does the novel’s protagonist, Jake Barnes, earn his living in Paris?
a. He’s a nurse.
b. He’s a foreign correspondent.
c. He’s a bartender.
d. He’s a novelist.
|
3: The woman Jake loves, Brett (Lady Ashley), is a native of which country?
a. England
b. Italy
c. France
d. Vermont
|
4: Why can’t Jake consummate his love for Brett?
a. She is in love with someone else.
b. He was castrated in World War I.
c. He is already married.
d. He fears she will resist him
|
5: While vacationing in San Sebastian, with whom does Brett have an affair?
a. Robert Cohn
b. Count Mippipopolous
c. Mike Campbell
d. Jay Gatsby
|
6: What distinguishes Cohn from Jake, Brett, the Count Mippipopolous, and Mike Campbell?
a. He is an alcoholic.
b. He is an American.
c. He is not a war veteran.
d. He is a communist.
|
7: The main geographical dichotomy in the book is the contrast between which two countries?
a. The USA and Italy
b. The USA and England
c. France and England
d. France and Spain
|
8: Why do Jake and his friend Bill Gorton travel to Burguete?
a. To go fishing
b. To write together
c. To hunt
d. To drink
|
9: Why does Robert not accompany Jake and Bill?
a. He falls ill.
b. He is joining the army.
c. He is pursuing Brett.
d. He leaves France.
|
10: How do the bulls chosen for the bullfights travel from their pens outside of Pamplona to the bullring?
a. Quietly escorted by the bullfighters
b. By bus
c. By a special, honorary parade
d. By running through the streets of town
|
11: Which character gets sick at the bullfights?
a. Jake
b. Robert
c. Brett
d. Mike
|
12: Who does Jake set up Brett with?
a. Pedro Romero
b. Montoya
c. Count Mippipopolous
d. Desi Arnaz
|
13: Who beats up Jake, Mike, and Romero?
a. Brett
b. Harris
c. Robert
d. Enda
|
14: At the end of her affair with Romero, Brett summons Jake from San Sebastian to meet her where?
a. Madrid
b. Paris
c. New York
d. Cuba
|
15: Who said the following: “I would have thought you’d loved being a steer. . . . They lead such a quiet life.”
a. Mike
b. Robert
c. Jake
d. Brett
|
|
|
