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