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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Golz watch as he receives the dispatch?

2. What does Andres see coming down from the mountains?

3. What does Maria think that the love she shares with Robert Jordan is a sign of?

4. Robert Jordan reminds PIlar that there will be no attack unless they hear this sound.

5. How does Gomez transport Andres to see the lieutenant colonel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Andres arrives at the government position, what do the guards think of him?

2. Does Robert Jordan live? Explain.

3. What do the new men mistakenly think Pablo's role is in the mission?

4. What does Karkov learn when he arrives at his apartment in the Hotel Gaylord in Madrid?

5. What does Lieutenant Colonel Miranda tell Gomez to do?

6. What does Robert Jordan think Pablo's return is a sign of?

7. How did Robert Jordan's father kill himself?

8. What happens after Robert Jordan finishes wiring the bridge and hears a truck coming down the road?

9. What is the ultimate reason Pablo returned to the cave?

10. What does Andres daydream about doing once the war is over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robert Jordan trusts Agustin, who controlled his urge to kill the first four cavalrymen. If he had killed them, what would have happened to the mission? Agustin had the innate desire to kill. Robert Jordan thinks that killing is sacramental to Spaniards. Do you agree? Give examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Superstition is threaded through the novel. Discuss three events that were embedded with superstition and omens. Were the characters foolish for believing in the omens? Or was there truth in their beliefs? Explain using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Karkov enters the Hotel Gaylord in Madrid and gladly meets his wife and mistress in the same room. How are women respected and treated at this time in Spain? Define the role of women at the time of the Spanish Civil War and contrast it with the treatment of women in America at the same time in history. Use Pilar and Maria's characters in your answer.

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