Chapter 18 Flashcards

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How many Englishmen were able to fit in one car?

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25 Englishwomen in one

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Who arrived on the last day of the fiesta?

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Big motor-cars from Bairrtz and San Sebastián

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How did Cohn leave the fiesta?

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By car

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What is Romero doing in the aftermath of his beating by Cohn?

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In his room because he was badly hurt

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What makes Mike flip over the table in the Cafe?

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When he starts talking about how Brett has a beautiful, bloody bullfighter cause he is jealous

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After Mike leaves Brett and Jake at the Cafe the day after the Cohn fight what do they do?

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Go yet another walk and into the church

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Why does Brett want to go into the Church?

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Because she wants to pray for him. Romero?

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Why does Brett decide to leave the Church?

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The religious atmosphere makes her nervous

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What is Brett’s excuse as to why she’s damned bad for the religious atmosphere?

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Because she has the wrong type of face

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When is the wind liable to go down by on the day after Cohn’s beating?

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Five in the evening

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What nationality is the maitre d’hotel?

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German

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What has happened to Mike after he left Brett and Jake at the Cafe the day after the Cohn Romero fight?

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He got drunk and is resting in his room

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The last day of the festival what is the seating arrangement of the companions?

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Brett in between Jake and Bill above the passageway between the stands and the ring

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Where was the only empty seat in the bullfighting arena at the start of the last day?

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The President’s box but when he arrives the games start

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How many matadors are on the last day of the bull-fights?

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Three; Romero, Marcial, and Belmonte

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What was Romero wearing on the last day of the bullfights?

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A black suit and tricorned hat low over his eyes to hid his injuries

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What did Romero give Brett on the last day of the bull-fights?

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His cape which she spread out in front of her bu he actually wanted her to fold it

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How did Romero give his cape extra weight in the wind?

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By pouring water over it and then scuffing it in the sand

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Who got the first bull on the lat day?

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Belmonte

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How much did Belmonte get for his bull?

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30,000 pesetas

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What is Belmonte’s great attraction?

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Working close to the bull

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How long had the crowd stood in line to get tickets to see Belmonte?

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How many bulls has Belmonte killed in 15 years?

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Over a thousands

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What did they say 15 years ago about Belmonte?

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That if the wanted to see him you better go quickly while he was still alive

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What conditions did Belmonte impose on his bulls as he got older?
That they should not be too large or not be too dangerously armed with horns
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What was Belmonte sick with?
Fistula
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What happened to Belmonte as the day went on and the crowd jeered him?
His jaw came out, his face turned yellower and he moved with greater difficultry
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How many bulls did Belmonte kill?
Two
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What did the crowd do to Belmonte?
Sneer him, shouted insults, and throw pieces of bread, vegetables and cushions
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What was the only thing that Belmonte asked for at the end of his fighting?
For a drink of water
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ho was the crow for and why?
Romero because they were against Belmonte
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What did Belmonte come out of retirement to do?
To compete with the Marcial and the other false aesthetics of the bullfighters of the decadent period of bull-fighting period
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Who saw that Romero could alway do what Belmonte could do?
The crowd, the people from Biarritz and the American ambassador
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Why could Belmonte not compete with Romero?
Because it lead to a bad horn wound or death
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What did Jake think Romero loved?
Bull-fighting, bulls and Brett
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What was the scheduling of bull fighting for the last day?
Each matador take the bull in turn after each charge, Belmonte was first, Marcial second and Romero third
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What was the problem with the first bull that Romero got?
It had its vision impared
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Why was the bull with the bad vision not changed?
Because the president didn't order it replaced because they paid for him and didn't want to loos their money
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What was the problem with the crowd from Baiarrtiz on the last day?
They didn't understand why Romero would side-step the bull at the last second
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Romero's first bull id what damaged to Romero?
Ripped his shirt from under the sleeve
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What was the last bull of Romero?
The bull that had killed the man on the runway
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What wiped out Romero's injuries from Cohn?
Each thing that he did with the bull
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The last bull that Romero killed was located where in the ring?
Directly below Brett, Jake and Bill
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How did Romero's bull die?
His older brother drove a short knife into the bull's neck at the base of the horns
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What happened with the ear of the last bull?
Romero's older bother cut it off and gave it to Romero
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Who sat down at the next table of the cafe where Jake and Bill were sitting?
Belmonte
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What were Belmonte leaving on?
The 7 pm train after the last day
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How were Bill and Jake after the bull-fighting?
They were both tired
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What do Jake and Bill drink after the last day of bull-fights ?
Absinthe
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What do Bill and Jake think Cohn is going to do after he left Pamplona?
Go to Paris to pick up with his old girl, Frances
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When do Brett and Romero leave on?
The 7 pm train after the bull-fights
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When Mike and Bill get Jake after the last day of bull-fights what does he pretend to do?
To be sleep
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Even though there were three companions at the end of the last day of the bull-fights how many people seemed to be missing to Jake?
Six people