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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frederic and Catherine pass the summer by:
(a) Carriage rides
(b) All of the above
(c) Spending time together in the hospital
(d) Dining out

2. Which character discovers the alcohol bottles stashed under Frederic's bed?
(a) Catherine Barkley
(b) Helen Ferguson
(c) Miss Van Campen
(d) a porter

3. The first person Frederic encounters back at the front is the:
(a) major
(b) sergeant
(c) private
(d) corporal

4. Which adjective best describes the goodbye between Frederic and Catherine?
(a) lengthly
(b) hampered
(c) touching
(d) disappointing

5. Before Frederic leaves for Milan, the men discuss whether the United States will declare war on Austria and Turkey. Frederic states:
(a) The United States will declare war.
(b) The United States will remain neutral.
(c) The United States does not care to be involved.
(d) The United States does not have the resources to declare war.

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

7. This adjective best describes the men in Frederic Henry's unit:
(a) confined
(b) scared
(c) angry
(d) frustrated

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

9. Frederic is keeping this object hidden beneath his bed:
(a) painkillers
(b) alcohol
(c) money
(d) a hankercheif from Catherine

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

11. Which statement describes Frederic's feelings when he realizes he can not see Catherine that evening?
(a) He is sad and lonely.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He does not care.
(d) He is relieved.

12. While in the hospital in Milan, Frederic and Catherine's relationship is secretly able to grow due to:
(a) their friends
(b) Frederic's quick recovery
(c) Catherine's tending to Frederic
(d) the pressure of war

13. Which statement best describes the change seen in the priest in Chapter 26?
(a) He seems to be more sure of himself.
(b) He is getting more and more upset with the tormenting.
(c) He has given up on the troops.
(d) He is wavering in his faith.

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

15. Frederic feels ______ may be worse than defeat.
(a) death
(b) victory
(c) surrender
(d) imprisonment

Short Answer Questions

1. The major claims this is the religion of all thinking men:

2. Of which of the following is the priest tired?

3. These adjectives best describe the atmosphere between Catherine and Frederic.

4. The head nurse, the superintendent, for the hospital is:

5. Which statement best describes the relationship between Frederic and Rinaldi in Chapter 10?

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