The Sun Also Rises Test | Final Test - Hard

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Short Answer Questions



3. How does dinner with Brett, Mike, Cohn, and Bill remind Jake of dinners during the war?

4. Where did Brett's husband, Ashley, make her sleep?

5. What is the procedure to cross the border from France into Spain?

Essay 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) Summarize the lifestyle of Jake Barnes and his friends.

2) What do they do for work?

3) How do they spend their spare time?

4) Explain why they are happy or dissatisfied with their lifestyles.

5) Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

1) Do you think Jake is truthful as the narrator?

2) Describe his emotions while he tells the story.


4) Cite examples from the novel.

(see the answer keys)

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