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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One doctor asks Frederic how many Austrians he has killed, and Frederic replies that he has killed:
(a) none
(b) plenty
(c) seven
(d) a few

2. The priest tells Frederic that he is __________ that he has returned.
(a) angry
(b) surprised
(c) disappointed
(d) happy

3. What endearing term does Frederic use to refer to the baby?
(a) Mini Catherine
(b) Little Catherine
(c) Baby Henry
(d) Baby Catherine

4. This character seemingly deals with the horror of war by joking and laughter.
(a) Frederic Henry
(b) Rinaldi
(c) the priest
(d) the major

5. Frederic is informed that this person has also been reassigned to Milan:
(a) the priest
(b) Rinaldi
(c) Helen
(d) Catherine

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hotel, Catherine and Frederic:

2. The first person Frederic encounters back at the front is the:

3. What is the time setting of this story?

4. It is likely that Frederic is abusing alcohol so far in this novel to:

5. At the medical facility, Frederic is diagnosed with many superficial wounds, as well as significant wounds to his:

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence is given that Catherine is approaching their relationship tentatively at this time?

2. How is friendship portrayed in the novel so far?

3. Describe the couple's goodbye at the station.

4. When attempting to describe their feelings for one another, the couple states they are playing "games." Describe the games and offer a suggestion as to why each character acts in this manner.

5. Discuss how fantasy is used to postpone reality in Chapter 23.

6. Describe the differences in Rinaldi.

7. Describe Frederic's attitude toward his own mortality.

8. How has Frederic's attitude toward the war's resolution changed?

9. War takes an emotional toll on the characters. Select one of the following characters and discuss how s/he copes with the stress of war: Frederic, Catherine, Rinaldi, the men in Frederic's unit, the priest, the major.

10. Compare and contrast Frederic and Catherine's access to alone time with that of an average young adult couple today.

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