Chapter Six Flashcards
What did Jake do as he waited for Brett?
Write some letters
Where was Jake at 5?
At the Hotel Crillion waiting for Brett
Why does Jake use the Hotel Crillion stationary for his letters?
To make the letters because they weren’t very good
Who did Jake have a drink with and what was it after leaving the Hotel Crillion?
A Jack Rose with George the barman
Where does Jake go to at the start of Chapter Six?
The Cafe Select
What does Jake see as he crosses the Seine?
A string og barges down the Seine being pushed by bargemen down the current
What is the statue of the semaphore doing?
Inventing it
What two parts of Paris streets makes for dull and broing riding according to Jake?
Boulevard Raspail and the P.L.L. between Fountainebleau and Montereua
According to Jake where does Cohn get an incapacity to enjoy Paris from?
Mencken
The taxi stop at what Cafe instead of the Select?
The Rotonde
Where do the cabs take you if you ask to go to a Cafe from the righ tbank of the river?
To the Select
In ten years where does Jake think the taxi cabs will take people who asked to go to a cafe?
The Dome
How did Jake describe Harvey when he first sees him at the Select?
In need of a shave and with a pile of saucers in front of him
When was the last time Harvey Stone had eaten before he sees Jake?
Five days ago, on Sunday
What happened to Harvey three days ago?
He had won two hundred francs from Jake shaking poker at the New York Bar
Why hasn’t Harvey eaten in three days?
Because he has no money
How much money does Jake give Harvey?
A hundred
When Harvey had dinner with Mencken what did they talk about?
Hoffenheimer
What kind of animal does Harvey call Mencken?
A garter snapper
Who reads Mencken according to Harvey?
The people who used to read the Alexander Hamilton Institute
What does Harvey call Robert?
A moron
After calling Cohn a moran what does Harvey next refer to him as?
A case of arrested development
What happened to the sort of healthy conceit that he had had when he returned from America in the spring?
It was gone
Where was Robert Cohn nice to watch?
On the tennis court
What kind of quality did Robert Cohn have about him?
A sort of undergraduate quality
What did Cohn like to wear?
Polo shirts
Who had formed Cohn externally?
Princeton
Who had formed Cohn internally?
The two women who had trained him
Cohn loved to win at tennis as much as?
Lenglen
When did Cohn’s tennis fall apart?
When he fell in love with Brett
What time is France coming?
7:15
Why didn’t Cohn come home for lucnh?
Because he wasn’t supposed to
Who did France wait for and where at her lunch date?
For Paula at the Ritz
What paper did Jake buy while talking to Frances?
The Paris Times
What is the matter with Frances?
Nothing except tha Cohn wants to leave her
How does Frances know that COhn doesn’t want to stay with her?
Because he told everyone they were getting married and now he doesn’t want to do it?
Why does Cohn not want to marry Fraces?
Because he hasn’t lived enough
When Frances and Cohn argue about getting marrid what does Cohn do?
Cry and say he can’t do it
Where could Frances have married anyone two years ago?
Down at Cannes
Why did everyone want to marry France two years ago in Cannes?
Because all the old one wanted to marry someone woyng and chic
Does Frances like children?
No
Does Cohn have kids?
Yes
According to Frances what city did Cohn want to go back to?
New York
Where is Frances going?
To England
How much money is Robert giving Frances?
200 POUNDS
How much moneyy was Cohn originally going to give Frances for England?
100 pounds
What did Cohn’s mother put all her money into?
French war bonds
What happened with Cohn’s secretary?
Frances made him fire her to please him
Why is Cohn leaving Frances according to her?
She does not film well
What should all ladies make sacrifies for according to Frances?
Sacrifices for literature
How old is Robert cOHN?
34 years old
What two writers does Frances compare Cohn’s age to?
Hardy and Anatole Frances
What has Cohn always wanted to have?
A mistress
How does Jake get away from Frances and Cohn?
By saying he has to go and see Harvey
