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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frederic do until the spring?

2. In the hotel, Catherine and Frederic:

3. It is __________ when Frederic and Catherine part at the train station.

4. By the beginning of Chapter 14, the nurse with which Frederic seems to get along best with at the Milan hospital is:

5. This soldier dies after the blast in the dugout:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Frederic is so eager to return to the battlefield when additional time in the hospital gives him additional time with Catherine?

2. Discuss Hemingway's use of irony in the scene between Frederic and the barber.

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

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

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

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

7. How does each couple react to the other's news in Chapter 22?

8. Discuss the tone of the opening two chapters.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of patriotism in this novel? Compare and contrast Frederic with the patriotic character, Gino, from Chapter 27. What are the views of each man? Discuss their difference of opinion to uncover the main point each believes about the war. In what ways does the novel critique the romantic rhetoric of war, honor, and patriotism?

Essay Topic 2

Water is a reoccurring symbol in this novel. It appears as lakes, rivers, and rain.

1 - Summarize the places in the story where Hemingway utilizes water as a symbol.

2- What does this symbol seem to stand for when looking at the novel as a whole? How is this different from how Catherine's mentioning of rain in the beginning of the novel?

3 - How does the use of this symbol intensify the plot and the writing?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 32, Frederic decides he is done with the army. In this chapter, one can perceive Frederic as the protagonist and "war" as the antagonist. This was discussed during this lesson. Considering the end of the novel, is Frederic, our protagonist, the typical hero? Do you think he perceives himself as a hero? Why do you think Hemingway chose to portray his protagonist as having such a self-perception?

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