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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the time setting of this story?
(a) Fall of 1916
(b) Spring of 1917
(c) Summer of 1916
(d) Spring of 1916

2. What is odd about Frederic and Catherine's discussion in the hotel?
(a) Frederic wants to talk about Catherine's pregnancy, but she does not want to.
(b) Catherine wants to talk about her pregnancy, but Frederic refuses.
(c) Both Catherine and Frederic openly discuss the pregnancy.
(d) The couple only discuss the politics of the war.

3. The major claims this is the religion of all thinking men:
(a) Buddhism
(b) Protestant
(c) Catholicism
(d) atheism

4. What endearing term does Frederic use to refer to the baby?
(a) Mini Catherine
(b) Baby Henry
(c) Little Catherine
(d) Baby Catherine

5. Why is Catherine angry with Frederic in Chapter 6?
(a) He tried to kiss her.
(b) He did not send a note telling her he would be away.
(c) She discovered he had visited a brothel.
(d) He visited her too often and Catherine got in trouble with the head nurse.

6. It is likely that Frederic is abusing alcohol so far in this novel to:
(a) numb the pain of his injuries
(b) be more interesting to Catherine
(c) have more fun while in the hospital
(d) numb the effects of the war

7. In the hotel, Catherine and Frederic:
(a) dicuss names for the baby
(b) pretend it is their fancy home
(c) rest while they can
(d) start their honeymoon

8. This statement describes Frederic's outlook on Italian life:
(a) He feels the Italian lifestyle is frivolous.
(b) He feels he is too timid to enjoy the Italian lifestyle.
(c) He is fond of the Italians' nightlife.
(d) He abhors Italian social customs.

9. Frederic is informed that this person has also been reassigned to Milan:
(a) Catherine
(b) Rinaldi
(c) Helen
(d) the priest

10. In Chapter 19, Frederic is spending his days ________________.
(a) driving his ambulance
(b) recovering in a villa
(c) instructing incoming troops
(d) doing physical therapy

11. This is a trait of Frederic's friend, Rinaldi:
(a) devoted
(b) All of the above
(c) bositorous
(d) loving

12. Frederic sends out a porter to:
(a) purchase a gun for him
(b) change his train ticket
(c) send a note to Catherine
(d) save him a seat on a train

13. The head nurse, the superintendent, for the hospital is:
(a) Mrs. Walker
(b) Miss Barkley
(c) Miss Van Campen
(d) Miss Ferguson

14. In Chapter 19, Catherine says she is afraid of ________.
(a) Frederic's friends
(b) the rain
(c) getting fired
(d) the war

15. Before Frederic leaves for the battlefield, Catherine insists that:
(a) He promises to write to her.
(b) He not say goodbye to her.
(c) He forget about her.
(d) He marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catherine's continuous questions to Frederic about love and his past relationships indicate that she is:

2. This statement best describes Catherine's feelings in Chapter 5:

3. The first horse on which Catherine and Frederic bet:

4. This character informs Frederic that Catherine can not come down to see him when he tries to visit her at the hospital.

5. The men in the army predict the upcoming year of the war to be _________ for the Italians.

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