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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This military situation for the Italians at this point in the novel is:
(a) triumphant
(b) neutral
(c) grave
(d) improving

2. Frederic displays leadership in Chapter 28 by:
(a) taking his group off the main road for safety
(b) gaining more ground than the mass retreat
(c) successfully getting his group to Udine
(d) deciding to return to the battlefield

3. Frederic finally finds a ___________ on which to travel.
(a) train
(b) convoy
(c) horse
(d) bicylce

4. What positive symbol emerges again in Chapter 28?
(a) a rainbow
(b) sunshine
(c) a train
(d) rain

5. After the attack, the men are ordered to:
(a) surrender
(b) attack
(c) hold their position
(d) retreat

6. As a fugitive, Frederic decides. . .
(a) not to take any chances with anyone.
(b) to turn himself in.
(c) openly trust his closest friends.
(d) to remain in Milan.

7. Which character is excellent at billiards and asks Frederic to play a game?
(a) Rinaldi
(b) the bartender
(c) Fergy
(d) Count Greffi

8. As Catherine's labor progresses and worsens, Catherine is described as:
(a) staying strong
(b) going to pieces
(c) being very alert
(d) yelling at Frederic

9. Which statement best describes the attitude Frederic took when he first fired at the fleeing sergeants?
(a) regretful
(b) frantic
(c) ashamed
(d) unremorseful

10. While on the train, Frederic's thoughts are:
(a) incoherent
(b) lucid
(c) logical
(d) depressing

11. Who tells Frederic that Catherine has left Milan?
(a) the man in the cafe
(b) Helen Ferguson
(c) Miss Van Campen
(d) Frederic's former porter and his wife

12. At the end of Chapter 41, Catherine dies. . .
(a) during the baby's birth.
(b) with Frederic at her bedside.
(c) while Frederic is at the cafe.
(d) alone in the night hours.

13. These are two obstacles Frederic faces while in the river.
(a) icy water and aching muscles
(b) strong current and heavy boots
(c) icy water and heavy boots
(d) heavy equipment and fatigue

14. After Frederic's son is born by a Cesarean section, Frederic. . .
(a) feels afraid of the baby.
(b) is ecstatic about his son.
(c) has no feeling toward fatherhood.
(d) feels he was born to be a father.

15. How does Frederic feel about patriotism?
(a) embarrased
(b) angry
(c) indifferent
(d) worried

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who sees Frederic depart the train:

2. Which statement best describes Frederics feelings about spending time away from Catherine?

3. When he arrives in Stresa, Frederic asks the hotel bartender. . .

4. Hemingway's journalist writing style changes slightly in Chapter 32 to be more:

5. Frederic and Catherine obtain ________ at the border town.

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