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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 is the cargo of the car in which Frederic has stowed away?

2. Frederic and Catherine's relationship continues to be:

3. Which statement best describes Gino?

4. Count Greffi provides Frederic with this advice about growing older.

5. Who tells Frederic that Catherine has left Milan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the Count give to Frederic about aging?

2. What major decision does Frederic resolve in his mind on his train trip to Milan? Is he sure of his decision?

3. Describe Helen Ferguson as a character.

4. Discuss the change in Hemingway's writing style, and what does this change denote?

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

6. Why does the couple relocate to Lausanne?

7. What is Hemingway saying about the coldness of war with the scene of the two fleeing soldiers?

8. What is the significance of the couple feeling hurried by the end of the pregnancy?

9. Discuss the continued symbolism of water for both Frederic and Catherine.

10. Contrast Gino's attitude toward patriotism with Frederic's attitude.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what degree do Frederic's decisions affect the course of this story? Consider the following decisions (this list is not exclusive nor in order of occurrence) Frederic made and discuss how (and if) they affected the story. You can use some or all of these or include your own examples.

- Frederic engaged in a drinking game when he was to meet Catherine

- Frederic dove into the river amidst gunfire

- Frederic wrote home for money

- Frederic shot the sergeant

- Frederic chose to see Catherine again after first meeting her

- Frederic pushed to have his leg surgery immediately

What does your discussion of the above choices tell us about the influence a character can have on a story?

Essay Topic 2

How is pregnancy portrayed in a novel for this time period? How did Frederic take the news? Discuss the dark thoughts Frederic has with himself when he is told of the trouble with the pregnancy. Do you think these thoughts were fair? Do you think the couple was made to "pay the price" for their relationship? What does all of this suggest about the attitude toward unwed pregnancy for the time period and culture?

Essay Topic 3

If you were in Frederic's group during the retreat to Udine, would you have maintained confidence in him as a leader? Why or why not? Would your confidence have been affected by his actions toward the fleeing sergeants? What would that have told you about his character and/or leadership abilities?

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