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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frederic's sweet reference to the baby in Chapter 24 seems to indicate:
(a) that Frederic is getting used to the idea of having a baby
(b) that Frederic has selected a name for the baby
(c) that Frederic will desert his post and stay with Catherine
(d) that Frederic is ready to marry Catherine

2. By the beginning of Chapter 14, the nurse with which Frederic seems to get along best with at the Milan hospital is:
(a) Miss Gage
(b) Miss Van Campen
(c) Miss Ferguson
(d) Mrs. Walker

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

4. What negative action does Rinaldi repeat in Chapter 25?
(a) He loses money gambling.
(b) He argues with Frederic.
(c) He speaks rudely of Catherine.
(d) He tells secrets about his new girlfriend.

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

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

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

8. Which statement best describes the relationship between Frederic and Rinaldi in Chapter 10?
(a) They do not really know each other that well.
(b) They have a deeply rooted friendship.
(c) They are fair acquaintences.
(d) They are rivals for Catherine's affections.

9. Which of the following men does not meet up with Frederic in Chapter 19?
(a) Ralph Simmons
(b) Ettore Moretti
(c) Edgar Saunders
(d) Luigi Piani

10. This epidemic killed 7,000 soldiers over the past winter.
(a) typhus
(b) small pox
(c) cholera
(d) pneumonia

11. Why does the barber threaten Frederic?
(a) He is insane.
(b) Frederic refuses to pay him.
(c) He dislikes Americans.
(d) He mistakenly believes Frederic is an Austrian officer.

12. Frederic is informed that an attack will take place:
(a) in two days
(b) the following morning
(c) the following night
(d) next week

13. Catherine gives Frederic ______________ before he leaves on his new orders.
(a) a picture of herself
(b) her lace hankerchief
(c) a silver locket
(d) her Saint Anthony necklace

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

15. At the close of Chapter 14, it is clear that Frederic's true feelings for Catherine:
(a) have stayed the same
(b) have strengthened
(c) still remain bottled up
(d) have withered away

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Miss Barkley reveals that she has lost her _________ in the war.

2. What is the problem Frederic encounters when he gets on the train?

3. How does Rinaldi speak of Catherine when Frederic asks if Rinaldi has seen her?

4. This character takes the more practical approach to marriage in Chapter 18.

5. In Chapter 22, Frederic comes down with ________.

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