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 * The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Short Response Questions on Chapters 6-10

Name: ..................................................................... Period:..................... Date: .......................................

Directions:** Answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

1. With whom is Robert Cohn madly in love?

2. Cohn is tired of Frances, the woman with whom he has been living with for three years and who wants to marry him. How does he plan to get rid of her so he can focus on his new love interest?

3. Count Mippipopolous is crazy about Brett, and the two show up at Jake’s office one day. How does Brett get rid of the Count so she can be alone with Jake?

4. The Count advises Brett that she will lose the tile of Lady once she divorces her current husband to marry Mike Campbell. What reasons doe the Count then give for Brett not needing a title?

5. What is notable about Mike Campbell that would make Brett want to marry him?

6. Who is Bill Gorton?

7. Bill Gorton, Robert Cohn, Mike Campbell, Brett, and Jake all plan to go to Spain on a fishing trip. Why does Brett say it will be difficult for Cohn to go with them?

8. When Jake goes to check on the tickets for the bullfights, he goes into a cathedral to pray. For what does he pray?

9. Why are Brett and Mike late in joining the other three on the trip to Spain?

10. When Bill Gorton and Jake head off for the fishing trip, Cohn stays behind to wait for Brett and Mike’s train to arrive. What is Gorton’s comment to Jake regarding Cohn?