Chapter 16 Flashcards
Where does bad weather in Pamplona always come from?
From the sea over the mountains
When it started raining during the fiesta what did the people do?
Set in the covered seats of the bull-ring watching the Basque and Navarrais dancers and singers, and the Val Carlos dancers
Who does Montoya ask Jake if he knows?
The American ambassador
Who did the American ambassador invite to the Grand Hotel?
Pedro Romero and Marcial Lalanda
What was Marcial Lalanda doing when the American ambassador asked for him?
In San Sebastián with Marquez
What is Jake’s advice to Montoya about Romero’s invitation to meet with the American ambassador?
To not to tell him
Why does Montoya ask Jake about what he should do with Romero and the American ambassador?
Because Jake is American
What is Montoya’s problem with foreigners and bull-fighters?
That they flatter bull-fighters and in one year they are through
Who is down in Pamplona that collects bull-fighters?
An American woman
What happens to old bullfighters?
They get fat or go crazy
What was Mike buying for Bill at the fiesta when it was raining?
Shoe-shines for Bill
How many shoe shines did Mike buy for Bill?
Twelve
Who was sitting with Romero when Jake meets him on the day that it is raining?
A Critic
What is the exact translation of corrida de toros ?
Bull-fight
What does corrida mean in English?
The running of bulls
What does corrida mean in French?
Course de tauraux
Where had Romero first learned English?
In Gibraltar
Where was Romero born?
In Ronda
How long had Pedro Romero been at bull-fighting?
For three years
Who was with Romero at the bull-fights?
His borther as a banderillero
How many times did Jake tell Romero that he had seen him?
Three
How many times has Jake seen Romero perform?
Once
Where does Jake say he say Romero perform twice that he never actually saw Romero perform?
In Madrid twice
How much does Romero think the next bulls weigh that he will be given on the last day weigh?
26 arrobas
What does the critic say about the horns of the last day’s bulls?
That they got bananas for horns
What does Mike tell Jake to tell Romero when the meet in the Cafe and why?
That bulls have no balls cause he is drunk
What does Romero saw Bill looks like?
Villalta
What is the name of Romero’s critic?
Rafael
What pissed Montoya off at the cafe?
When he saw Romero with Jake, a woman with bare shoulders, a big glass of cognac and a room full of drunks
What does Brett think Romero uses to get dressed?
A shoe-horn
On the rainy day in the evening what was going on?
A military band was playing and the crowd was watching the fireworks specialist and his son try to send up fire balloons
Who was the fireworks king?
Don Manuel Orquito
On the rainy day of the fiesta who arrives from Biarritz?
Some English and Americans
What pub did Mike lead Bill and Jake to on the rainy day?
The Bar Milano
Why did the English come?
To see the last day of the quaint little Spanish fiesta
What nationality is Mike?
Scotch
What do Mike and Bill say they are going to do to the English?
Fiesta them
What does Brett tell Cohn when they meet on the rainy day when he interrupts her and Jake?
To go to bed because he felt a little tight
Where do Brett and Jake sit alone on the rainy day?
Outside on the stone wall of the fortifications
Who does Brett say she’s in love with?
The Romero boy
What does Brett say she’s lost?
Her self-respect
What has Brett never felt like until she blows off Cohn, makes Mike upset and falls in love with Romero?
Like a bitch
What does Jake do with Brett when they see Romero inside the cafe on the rainy day?
Makes her talk to him
How much does Romero get payed apiece for the bulls?
A thousand duros
Who are Romero’s best friends?
The bulls
In addition to Romero’s pants Brett also want his?
His hat
When Jake leaves the cafe alone to Brett and Romero what happens when he comes back twenty minutes later?
They have left because he set them up
