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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 29, another obstacle that arises for the group is they. . .
(a) get stuck in the mud.
(b) are divided in opinion as to what to do next.
(c) are discovered in the farmhouse.
(d) realize they are lost.

2. While under the tarps, Frederic imagines. . .
(a) escaping from Europe.
(b) Catherine lying next to him.
(c) playing with his child.
(d) buying a home with Catherine.

3. Catherine and Frederic spend the days:
(a) taking walks and dining
(b) studying Swiss culture
(c) tending to their home chores
(d) reading

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

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

6. Catherine is fearful that Frederic now views her as:
(a) dull
(b) fat
(c) obnixious
(d) a burden

7. Who shoots the already wounded soldier with the purpose to kill him?
(a) one of the women
(b) Frederic
(c) the other soldier
(d) Bonello

8. Catherine's plan to help Frederic during their night journey is to:
(a) use the stars to guide them
(b) open the umbrella so the wind can help
(c) dress as peasants to escape detection
(d) offer food

9. What is one of the biggest obstacles slowing the men during the massive retreat to Udine?
(a) high morale of the troops
(b) enemy attacks
(c) volume of people
(d) lack of food

10. While on the train, Frederic encounters. . .
(a) a friend of Catherine's.
(b) an old man as his seat companion.
(c) scornful looks from other soldiers.
(d) welcoming handshakes for serving the country.

11. During the retreat, the men stop in ________ to change the oil on the ambulances.
(a) Abruzzi
(b) Gorizia
(c) Milan
(d) Bainsizza

12. In Chapter 40, Hemingway's writing about Catherine's pregnancy seems to foreshadow __________ in Catherine and Frederic's future.
(a) catastrophe
(b) contentment
(c) boredom
(d) relocation

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

14. During the retreat, Frederic's group picks up. . .
(a) two married couples.
(b) two soldiers and two women.
(c) four townspeople.
(d) two prisoners and two women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the car, what is odd about the behavior of the two soldiers that joined Frederic's group?

2. When the men arrive in Udine, the battle police. . .

3. The man who sees Frederic depart the train:

4. At the beginning of Chapter 41, Catherine refers to her labor pains as:

5. The bartender offers his __________ to Frederic and Catherine for escape to Switzerland.

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