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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. During the retreat, the men stop in ________ to change the oil on the ambulances.

2. Frederic contacts his family for:

3. As Catherine's labor progresses and worsens, Catherine is described as:

4. To get to Switzerland, Frederic and Catherine have to:

5. Which statement best describes the attitude Frederic took when he first fired at the fleeing sergeants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Would you trust your friends or people who offer to help you if you were in Frederic's situation?

2. What do we learn from Frederic's dream involving Catherine?

3. What challenges are posed to Frederic and Catherine in Chapter 36?

4. Describe the difference between life in the Swiss chalet and the life the couple led before coming to Switzerland.

5. Although seemingly content in his new life, what issue remains troubling to Frederic in Chapter 38?

6. How has the relationship between Catherine and Frederic matured?

7. How do Catherine and Frederic circumvent the border patrol?

8. Is Frederic's goodbye to Catherine "fitting" considering his love for her? Why or why not?

9. What do you think Frederic would say in a letter to Catherine if he were to write one at this point? What might he describe?

10. Does Frederic's killing of one of the soldiers make him more or less of a leader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When devising a plot, an author has four available types of conflict: man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. society; and man vs. himself.

1 - Which of these conflicts applies to the plot of this novel and the conflict Frederic faces? Does more than one apply? Discuss.

2 - How does conflict strengthen the framework of a story?

Essay Topic 2

Select one of the following scenarios and discuss:

You are Catherine's friend, Helen, and she is just about to run away with Frederic. What advice would you have for Catherine? Would you want her to stay, or would you encourage her to be with the man she loves despite the danger?

You are Frederic's friend, Rinaldi, and Frederic has contacted you secretly after Catherine and the baby have died. What advice would you have for Frederic to help him cope with the death of his loved ones?

Essay Topic 3

Catherine and Frederic are both influential characters in this book. Which character do you feel was more influential and why? Did this character experience more or less change than the other? Discuss the influence this character had on the other, as well as the story.

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