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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frederic's situation in the train proves that in times of war, it helps a soldier to:
(a) write often to family members
(b) be connected closely to family
(c) talk to friends about his missed loved ones
(d) be detached or uninvolved regarding loved ones

2. Frederic contacts his family for:
(a) money
(b) fatherhood advice
(c) permission to marry
(d) instructions on how to get home

3. While on the train, Frederic's thoughts are:
(a) incoherent
(b) depressing
(c) lucid
(d) logical

4. While on the train, Frederic encounters. . .
(a) a friend of Catherine's.
(b) welcoming handshakes for serving the country.
(c) an old man as his seat companion.
(d) scornful looks from other soldiers.

5. These two men finally reach Udine:
(a) Frederic and Bonello
(b) Frederic and Piani
(c) Frederic and Aymo
(d) Bonello and Piani

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Catherine's pregnancy going well so far, her. . .

2. What is the cargo of the car in which Frederic has stowed away?

3. At the abandoned farmhouse, the group. . .

4. Travel in town becomes difficult because of:

5. Frederic's motives for joining the war are not clear in this novel. By Chapter 35, Frederic makes this statement about joining the Italian war effort.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hemingway saying about the coldness of war with the scene of the two fleeing soldiers?

2. What challenges are posed to Frederic and Catherine in Chapter 36?

3. Do you think people secretly helping fugitives, like the man behind the counter in the cafe, were the exception or the norm at this time?

4. Contrast Gino's attitude toward patriotism with Frederic's attitude.

5. What do you think Frederic would say in a letter to Catherine if he were to write one at this point? What might he describe?

6. How do Catherine and Frederic circumvent the border patrol?

7. Why does the couple relocate to Lausanne?

8. Describe the reunion between Frederic and Catherine.

9. What do we learn from Frederic's dream involving Catherine?

10. Why do you think Catherine suggests that the baby will "come between them"?

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