The Sun Also Rises Quiz Chps. 1-4

Liable

Answerable

Evidently

Apparently

Wha kind of men are with Brett when she enters the bar? Why do you suppose Jake is angry when he sees them?

Brest is with gay men in jerseys; He is jealous, but also homophobic

What is implied with Brett's character with Jake's description?

Brett is willing to be herself and defies many gender roles

Compatriot

Fellow countryman

Imperfections

Flaws

How does the success of Cohn's first novel change his relationship with Frances?

People praise him. A ton of women swoon over him and due to this he becomes egotistic and unpleasant to be around

Liaison

Personal business

Circularizing

Publicizing

Divine

Relating to a god

Kiosque

Salesperson's cart of wares

Why does Brett consider Jake's war injury her punishment for being with too many men? How is their situation an example of irony?

She finds the one she genuinely loves, but can't be intimate with him. Where as she finds many men to be intimate with, but doesn't fall in love with

Who is Georgette? What does Jake mean when he tells her that he is "sick" and got hurt in the war?

She is a prostitute who Jake goes out with after meeting over a drink; He means he got a war injury that makes sexual acts impossible for him

How is Hemingway's writing style characterized?

Short and simple sentences

Vague

Unclear

Livery

Uniform

Extraordinarily

Unusually

List three incidents from chapter 1 that illustrate Cohn's willingness to let others direct his life

Waited for ex-wife to leave him, Francis made him move to Paris and such, does magazine editing for prestige

Inscriptions

Engraving

Absinthe

A liqueur

Inferiority

A sense of being lower in quality or importance

Proprietor

Owner

Sinister

Evil

Composure

Calmness

Frank

Candid

Grievance

Complaint

Restraint

Control

What do you think Brett means when she says the Count is "one of us"?

He is an expatriate or he's one of the lost generation

In what way can Cohn's behavior toward Brett be considered inappropriate?

He is obsessed with the idea of being with her and won't take her no as an answer

What does this reveal about Jake's views on life as death: "Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters"?

He is very pessimistic. He thinks most people die incomplete and there isn't a lot worth trying flr to change that

What does the last like in chapter 1 revel about the narrator's opinion of Cohn? In what way can this statement be considered sarcastic?

He likes him, but thinks he's naive, weak, and easily controlled. He doesn't have a life of his own; He says quite a life about his life and says she led it for him

How does Jake feel about Brett right after she leaves his apartment? What does the last sentence of chapter 4 reveal about how Jake is feeling before going to sleep?

He loves her, but feels like he can't have her or be enough for her; Jake's negative thoughts come out at night and he has trouble being happy

What is revealed about Jake's occupation in chapter 2?

He was reading W. H. Hudson and taking everything in "The Purple Land" literally. He uses it as a guide.

Why does Jake cry when he goes to bed the night after meeting Brett at the club? How does the Church suggest Jake cope with his inability to have sex?

He will never be able to be intimate with the girl he loves or fulfill her sexual desires; the Church suggests you don't think about it

Why does Cohn learn to box? What evidence is there in chapter 1 that the narrator, Jake, does not approve of Cobb's attitude toward the sport?

He's scared people would attack him for being Jewish; Jake talks negatively about Cohn and says how he doubted his champion title

What evidence is there that Jake and Brett are more than just casual friends?

His obsession with her and his description of her implies he his sexually and romantically attracted to her

Cordially

Hospitably

How does that one quote help the reader understand Jake's realistic approach to life?

It tells how he is aware of the ridicule that others show him for his sustained injury

How is it ironic that Jake wants Cohn to live his life outside the fantasy of books, yet Jake fantasizes about the sex lives of his friends?

Jake is telling Cohn to accept his reality while he, himself, uses his friends' sex lives to escape his own. He's trying to live in a fantasy as well

What does this reveal about Jake's views on life as death: "Listen, Robert, going to another country doesn't make any difference. I've tried all that. You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. There's nothing to that"?

Jake knows you have to live your life handling yourself and situations. You can't run from them all the time

Deserted

Left behind

Grimacing

Looking unhappy

Amorous

Loving

Exploitation

Misuse

Sullen

Moody

Simpering

Smirking

Intensely

Strongly

Astonished

Surprised

Hence

Therefore

Revived

To bring back

Rebound

To spring back

Calamity

Tragedy