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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 device is Pablo assigned to handle?

2. What emotion does Pilar think Pablo is showing by trying to stop the bridge?

3. Maria asks if Robert Jordan wants to talk about his work, but Robert Jordan wants to talk about this city instead.

4. What does Andres think when he sees the government position ahead?

5. Upon explaining her past to Robert Jordan, what does Maria fear the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert Jordan feel about Anselmo and Agustin now that they are in the center of war?

2. What do Robert Jordan and Pablo discuss as they load the horses and prepare to leave?

3. How do Maria's parent's react right before they are killed by the fascists?

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

5. How is Pablo treated when he appears at the entrance to the cave?

6. Why is Robert Jordan angry with Pilar and himself when he learns Pablo stole the materials for the mission?

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

8. Who does Pilar blame for the stolen materials?

9. What do the men at the government post not know about what has happened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Pablo during the train and the attack of the barracks. What sort of man was he? Was he brave, bold, a fighter? How has his character changed over time and why has it changed? How has war obstructed the heart and mind of a strong man such as Pablo? Is Pablo a symbol of the transforming power of war to change men and take from them their courage, and instill them with fear?

Essay Topic 2

Should Robert Jordan have killed Pablo immediately? What does it say about Robert Jordan's character that he contemplated his decision to kill or not kill Pablo as he watched him care for the horses? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Given the knowledge of the history of the Spanish Civil War, do you think that fighting fascism was worth the price paid in human life? How important is it, or necessary, to stop fascism in its tracks. Is it more beneficial to seek an end to fascism with diplomacy?

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