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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A change in Catherine's behavior in Chapter 40 is that. . .
(a) she complains more.
(b) she exercises more.
(c) she eats more.
(d) she stays in bed more.

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

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

4. In actuality, Aymo is killed by:
(a) his own hand
(b) soldiers in the German bicycle unit
(c) the rear guard of the retreat
(d) the surviving soldier of the two men they had picked up

5. When Frederic finally finds Catherine, Helen's immediate reaction can be described as:
(a) supportive
(b) bitter
(c) shy
(d) ecstatic

6. When back with the main retreat, Frederic mentions he is:
(a) a socialist
(b) a Protestant
(c) an atheist
(d) a Catholic

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

8. In Chapter 32, Frederic decides for sure that he. . .
(a) is ready to be a father.
(b) is ready to go home.
(c) is done with the army.
(d) really needs to see Catherine.

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

10. At the car, what is odd about the behavior of the two soldiers that joined Frederic's group?
(a) They are fidgeting a lot.
(b) They start speaking in Austrian.
(c) They turn around and walk away.
(d) They are constantly fighting with one another.

11. Frederic's son dies from:
(a) inability to breathe
(b) a hemorrhage
(c) pneumonia
(d) fetal distress in utero

12. The man who sees Frederic depart the train:
(a) offers Frederic a job
(b) offers to help Frederic obtain leave papers
(c) threatens to turn Frederic in
(d) tells Frederic he has seen Catherine

13. Once on foot, where do the women head?
(a) to bury the dead soldier
(b) back to the farmhouse
(c) with Frederic's group
(d) to the highway

14. These two men finally reach Udine:
(a) Bonello and Piani
(b) Frederic and Piani
(c) Frederic and Bonello
(d) Frederic and Aymo

15. Which statement best describes Gino?
(a) He is patriotic and is offended at talk of losing the war.
(b) He feels the soldiers need to try harder.
(c) He is patriotic, but realistic at the war's probable outcome.
(d) He has given up on the war and his county.

Short Answer Questions

1. These are two obstacles Frederic faces while in the river.

2. In Chapter 40, Hemingway's writing about Catherine's pregnancy seems to foreshadow __________ in Catherine and Frederic's future.

3. Frederic departs the train in:

4. Catherine's thoughts on marriage are that. . .

5. When Frederic emerges from the river, he. . .

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