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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. What is the cargo of the car in which Frederic has stowed away?
(a) tires
(b) food
(c) medical supplies
(d) guns

2. Which character warns Frederic about the police coming?
(a) Fergy
(b) Count Greffi
(c) Emilio
(d) Rinaldi

3. Frederic can not fully escape the war because. . .
(a) he dreams about the war every night.
(b) he reads the papers everyday to see how the war is progressing.
(c) he is concerned how friends such as Rinaldi and the priest are doing.
(d) he still writes letters home about the war.

4. The army boots dragging Frederic down in the river is ___________ of how the army is also dragging him down.
(a) a symbol
(b) an image
(c) a metaphor
(d) a figure of speech

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By Chapter 40, Catherine is approximately:

2. Which statement best describes the attitude Frederic took when he first fired at the fleeing sergeants?

3. During the retreat, the men stop in ________ to change the oil on the ambulances.

4. What is one of the biggest obstacles slowing the men during the massive retreat to Udine?

5. Frederic borrows ____________ from his singer friend.

Short Essay Questions

1. What major decision does Frederic resolve in his mind on his train trip to Milan? Is he sure of his decision?

2. What is the significance of the couple feeling hurried by the end of the pregnancy?

3. Discuss the continued symbolism of water for both Frederic and Catherine.

4. Summarize the discussion between Frederic and the bartender regarding news of the war.

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

6. Does Frederic's killing of one of the soldiers make him more or less of a leader?

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

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

9. How has the relationship between Catherine and Frederic matured?

10. Discuss the change in Hemingway's writing style, and what does this change denote?

(see the answer keys)

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