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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. By the beginning of Chapter 14, the nurse with which Frederic seems to get along best with at the Milan hospital is:
(a) Miss Ferguson
(b) Miss Van Campen
(c) Mrs. Walker
(d) Miss Gage

2. Before Frederic leaves for Milan, the men discuss whether the United States will declare war on Austria and Turkey. Frederic states:
(a) The United States will declare war.
(b) The United States does not have the resources to declare war.
(c) The United States will remain neutral.
(d) The United States does not care to be involved.

3. While in the hospital in Milan, Frederic and Catherine's relationship is secretly able to grow due to:
(a) their friends
(b) Frederic's quick recovery
(c) Catherine's tending to Frederic
(d) the pressure of war

4. The major claims this is the religion of all thinking men:
(a) atheism
(b) Protestant
(c) Catholicism
(d) Buddhism

5. From Catherine's comments in Chapter 6, the reader can determine that she realizes that love is _______.
(a) an inconvenience
(b) a trial
(c) a blessing
(d) a game

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frederic is drunk, Rinaldi brings him _______________ to chew on in order to help sober him up.

2. These adjectives best describe the atmosphere between Catherine and Frederic.

3. This is Frederic Henry's occupation:

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

5. What is the problem Frederic encounters when he gets on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the differences in Rinaldi.

2. What do we learn about Frederic's attitude toward love in Chapter 11?

3. Describe the setting. How would you characterize the writing style the author uses to illustrate the setting?

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. How has the mood changed when Frederic returns to his camp?

6. Would you agree or disagree with the following statement:Catherine Barkley is a self-assured and independent woman. Why or why not?

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

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

9. Describe Catherine Barkley.

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

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