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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. Frederic says he wants the surgery performed as soon as possible because:
(a) He cannot wait to return to the front line.
(b) He is not afraid to fight.
(c) He wants to finish his duty.
(d) He wants to marry Catherine.

2. At the start of Chapter 9, Frederic leaves his men to:
(a) drive the ambulance
(b) receive new orders
(c) find food
(d) write to Catherine

3. Catherine gives Frederic ______________ before he leaves on his new orders.
(a) a silver locket
(b) a picture of herself
(c) her Saint Anthony necklace
(d) her lace hankerchief

4. At the medical facility, Frederic is diagnosed with many superficial wounds, as well as significant wounds to his:
(a) head
(b) left knee and foot
(c) right knee and foot
(d) right shoulder

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Frederic and the priest agree that:

2. Catherine's continuous questions to Frederic about love and his past relationships indicate that she is:

3. Rinaldi's aggression toward the priest in Chapter 25 is "excused" by the major because of this medical condition.

4. What is Catherine Barkley's profession?

5. Which of the following statements best describes the change in Rinaldi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Frederic feels about the news of Catherine being relocated?

2. Describe the friendship between Frederic and Rinaldi.

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

4. Describe Ettore.

5. How does Catherine diverge from the "normal" young woman of the early twentieth century in Chapter 18?

6. Describe the character, Rinaldi.

7. Up to this point in the novel, what patterns have emerged with regard to Frederic and alcohol?

8. How might Frederic's viewpoint toward the war change after his injury?

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

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

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