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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. How does Kashkin die, according to Robert Jordan?

2. Who appears at the post to offer Anselmo a flask?

3. What is the only thing Robert Jordan can think about after he and Maria walk through the heather?

4. Whose movements does Robert Jordan watch through a pair of field glasses as he studies the bridge?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Robert Jordan met the peasant Spanish commanders when he first joined the movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the men on the hill after the planes have passed?

2. Agustin hopes for a massacre, but Robert Jordan tells him that without the bridge it would mean nothing. Why?

3. After Robert Jordan tells Maria that he loves her, what does he begin to fear and why?

4. What makes Maria feel like Robert Jordan will not love her?

5. Why does Pablo refuse to call Robert Jordan a professor?

6. What happens when Pablo asks for proof of Robert Jordan's identity?

7. How does Anselmo convince Robert Jordan to use the men he has instead of seek men from another camp to help him on his mission?

8. Why does Robert Jordan choose not to kill Pablo?

9. Does Robert Jordan believe that men can see their fate? Why or why not?

10. What does Pilar reminisce about when she sits down to eat with Fernando?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Robert Jordan thinks of his grandfather in war and how he would seek his advice if he were alive today. In what ways does Jordan admire his grandfather as opposed to his father. Compare and contrast the male role models in Robert Jordan's life with the characters in the novel (El Sordo, Pablo, Karkov, Kashkin, Anselmo). Define what a coward is, define what a brave man is, and discuss how envisioning Robert Jordan's grandfather's bravery in the American Civil War inspired Robert Jordan to want to succeed.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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