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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Nick skiing in this story?
(a) Swiss Alps.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Italian Alps.
(d) Utah.

2. In what war did Hemingway serve?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War II.

3. What injury does the major in the hospital have?
(a) Disfigured hand.
(b) Amputated leg.
(c) Shrapnel wounds.
(d) Missing eye.

4. Who is Nick visiting in this story?
(a) His fiancee.
(b) His high school friends.
(c) His parents.
(d) An Italian battalion.

5. John tells Nick that girls of which nationality make good wives?
(a) Irish.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

6. What does Nick call Kate after they have sex?
(a) Honey.
(b) Sweetheart.
(c) Slut.
(d) Lover.

7. Who is the Captain that Nick meets at the Italian battalion?
(a) Captain Para.
(b) Captain D'Arco.
(c) Captain Amato.
(d) Captain Ruffalo.

8. What happens to Nick on the ski trail?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) He finishes ahead of George.
(c) He falls.
(d) He calls for air lift.

9. Why does the major tell Nick to never marry?
(a) It is just a day on the way to divorce.
(b) He won't ever have money again.
(c) He should love many women.
(d) It sets you up for loss.

10. Who is Nick visiting in this story?
(a) Bill.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Tom.
(d) His father.

11. Where is Nick in this story?
(a) Boise.
(b) Thunder Bay.
(c) Duluth.
(d) Hortons Bay.

12. What is Helen's medical condition?
(a) She has the flu.
(b) She gets migraines.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is a diabetic.

13. What does Bill say to Nick after Nick breaks up with Marjorie?
(a) He says he never really liked Marjorie.
(b) He wants to know if he can date Marjorie.
(c) He wants to know how Nick feels.
(d) He says Nick is making a mistake.

14. What is Rinaldi's response when Nick says they have made a "separate peace?"
(a) We are of one army.
(b) We are not patriots.
(c) We will always be brothers.
(d) We're alone, always.

15. Why is the peasant man just now burying his wife who died several months ago?
(a) He could not bear to part with her.
(b) He had to wait for a priest to come to the village.
(c) He was waiting on some family members to arrive.
(d) It was too difficult to do it in the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to elevate Nick's mood?

2. When does Nick say that he did get married?

3. In what ways does Nick show that he has a great appreciation for nature?

4. How does Nick spend the day in the uncivilized area?

5. Nick says that every time he went to battle, he ____________.

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