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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, Catherine says she is afraid of ________.
(a) the war
(b) getting fired
(c) Frederic's friends
(d) the rain

2. While on a walk with Catherine, Frederic purchases:
(a) a gun
(b) a bottle of wine
(c) a train ticket
(d) theatre tickets

3. In Chapter 19, Frederic is spending his days ________________.
(a) driving his ambulance
(b) doing physical therapy
(c) instructing incoming troops
(d) recovering in a villa

4. Which character discovers the alcohol bottles stashed under Frederic's bed?
(a) Catherine Barkley
(b) Helen Ferguson
(c) Miss Van Campen
(d) a porter

5. __________ warns Frederic and Catherine that people are growing suspicious of the couple.
(a) Miss Van Campen
(b) Miss Ferguson
(c) Mrs. Walker
(d) Miss Gage

6. What is the time setting of this story?
(a) Spring of 1917
(b) Spring of 1916
(c) Summer of 1916
(d) Fall of 1916

7. The tension is Chapter 23 is caused by:
(a) the couple's wish to meet each other's families
(b) Catherine's reassignment to another hospital
(c) the reality that Frederic is leaving for battle and may not return
(d) the couple being afraid of being seen at the hotel

8. What does Frederic do until the spring?
(a) Visits his home
(b) Is in the hospital
(c) Works as an ambulance driver
(d) Goes on leave

9. This is a trait of Frederic's friend, Rinaldi:
(a) loving
(b) bositorous
(c) devoted
(d) All of the above

10. The first person Frederic encounters back at the front is the:
(a) sergeant
(b) corporal
(c) private
(d) major

11. Frederic's opinion of his treatment when he first arrives at the Milan hospital is:
(a) negative
(b) positive
(c) indifferent
(d) disappointing

12. In the hotel, Catherine and Frederic:
(a) dicuss names for the baby
(b) rest while they can
(c) start their honeymoon
(d) pretend it is their fancy home

13. What negative action does Rinaldi repeat in Chapter 25?
(a) He argues with Frederic.
(b) He loses money gambling.
(c) He tells secrets about his new girlfriend.
(d) He speaks rudely of Catherine.

14. From Catherine's comments in Chapter 6, the reader can determine that she realizes that love is _______.
(a) a blessing
(b) a game
(c) a trial
(d) an inconvenience

15. The head nurse, the superintendent, for the hospital is:
(a) Mrs. Walker
(b) Miss Ferguson
(c) Miss Barkley
(d) Miss Van Campen

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train, Frederic ends up sleeping:

2. These adjectives best describe the atmosphere between Catherine and Frederic.

3. Catherine gives Frederic ______________ before he leaves on his new orders.

4. At the close of Chapter 14, it is clear that Frederic's true feelings for Catherine:

5. This soldier dies after the blast in the dugout:

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