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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. At the end of Chapter 41, Catherine dies. . .
(a) while Frederic is at the cafe.
(b) during the baby's birth.
(c) with Frederic at her bedside.
(d) alone in the night hours.

2. Catherine _________ Frederic's beard.
(a) likes
(b) laments
(c) ignores
(d) loathes

3. Frederic states that this commodity cannot win a war, but can certainly lose one.
(a) ammunition
(b) food
(c) passion
(d) weapons

4. 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.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

5. Catherine and Frederic spend the days:
(a) studying Swiss culture
(b) taking walks and dining
(c) reading
(d) tending to their home chores

Short Answer Questions

1. Catherine and Frederic decide to move to Lausanne because. . .

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

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

4. When Frederic emerges from the river, he. . .

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference between life in the Swiss chalet and the life the couple led before coming to Switzerland.

2. Is Frederic's goodbye to Catherine "fitting" considering his love for her? Why or why not?

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. How does the porter know that Frederic and Catherine are not just going out for a normal walk? What evidence supports his inference?

5. Although seemingly content in his new life, what issue remains troubling to Frederic in Chapter 38?

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

7. Should Frederic's actions at the end of the retreat be described as honorable or as cowardly?

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

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

10. 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?

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