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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catherine and Frederic decide to move to Lausanne because. . .
(a) the scenery is nicer.
(b) this city has a hospital.
(c) Catherine's family is vacationing there.
(d) this city has nicer hotels.

2. Frederic and Catherine arrive in Switzerland feeling _____________.
(a) triumphant
(b) devastated
(c) melancholy
(d) frightened

3. Frederic borrows ____________ from his singer friend.
(a) a map
(b) a new uniform
(c) a compass
(d) a set of civilian clothes

4. This is the name of the ambulance driver Frederic relieves in Chapter 27.
(a) Bainsizza
(b) Pasini
(c) Gino
(d) Rinaldi

5. When Frederic emerges from the river, he. . .
(a) cuts the stars off of his jacket.
(b) sleeps for two hours.
(c) immediately thinks of Catherine.
(d) runs to a nearby village.

6. When the men arrive in Udine, the battle police. . .
(a) insist they rest.
(b) seek medical treatment for their wounds.
(c) provide them with food and wine.
(d) arrest and question them.

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

8. Frederic takes a train to ______________ to find Catherine.
(a) Gorizia
(b) Venice
(c) Stresa
(d) Trieste

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

10. Despite Catherine's pregnancy going well so far, her. . .
(a) mental state is declining.
(b) body is now overtaxed.
(c) love for Frederic begins to wane.
(d) concern for the coming child may foreshadow problems.

11. As they realize the severity of the situation, the couple decide to. . .
(a) stay in Milan for the baby's safety.
(b) go to Venice for Catherine's medical care.
(c) return to America to be with Frederic's family.
(d) leave the country for Frederic's safety.

12. Hemingway's journalist writing style changes slightly in Chapter 32 to be more:
(a) expressive
(b) immature
(c) curt
(d) humorous

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

14. Catherine is concerned that the new baby will:
(a) be underweight
(b) come between them
(c) be unhealthy
(d) force them to be married

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

Short Answer Questions

1. This military situation for the Italians at this point in the novel is:

2. Frederic's motives for joining the war are not clear in this novel. By Chapter 35, Frederic makes this statement about joining the Italian war effort.

3. When are the police expected to come for Frederic?

4. Catherine's awareness of the severity of the situation is apparent when she comments how life _______________ if she were not pregnant:

5. When Frederic finally finds Catherine, Helen's immediate reaction can be described as:

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