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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will Robert Jordan marry Maria in the United States?
(a) because the Church still exists there
(b) because it is less dangerous than Spain
(c) because it is cleaner
(d) because it is more cheerful

2. One officer agrees to show Andres inside the post, but insists on carrying this piece of equipment as they walk.
(a) his canteen
(b) his belt
(c) his hand grenades
(d) his gun

3. Who does Robert Jordan decide to send to Navacerrada?
(a) Pablo
(b) Maria
(c) Andres
(d) Anselmo

4. What does Robert Jordon hope General Golz will do when he receives his dispatch?
(a) Send support
(b) Surrender the battle
(c) Cancel the attack
(d) Move forward with the plan

5. What kind of man does Robert Jordan think his father was?
(a) a hero
(b) a leader
(c) a coward
(d) a thief

6. Pilar wakes to tell Robert Jordan that this man is missing.
(a) Anselmo
(b) Fernando
(c) Agustin
(d) Pablo

7. When the metal stops falling, Robert Jordan sees that the middle of the bridge is gone and this man is dead.
(a) Pablo
(b) Eliado
(c) Agustin
(d) Anselmo

8. What does the general tell Karkov they should receive this very night?
(a) a visit from Pilar
(b) Robert Jordan's arrival
(c) a report from Robert Jordan
(d) the gypsy's blessing

9. What does Maria think that the love she shares with Robert Jordan is a sign of?
(a) death to come
(b) evil
(c) good fortune
(d) future children

10. What does Andres think when he sees the government position ahead?
(a) eagerness
(b) cheerfulness
(c) challenge and revenge
(d) violence

11. What does Robert Jordan demand Anselmo do to the bridge, even if Robert Jordan has not finished.
(a) blow the bridge
(b) lead the men across the bridge
(c) block the bridge with barracades
(d) leave the bridge standing

12. What event does Andres tell the government about that they did not know?
(a) Robert Jordan's mission
(b) Pilar's foolishness
(c) the attack on Sordo
(d) Pablo's fear

13. Robert Jordan claims he is not superstitious, be he views the planes and fascist activity as what?
(a) signs of encouragment
(b) good luck
(c) signs of progress
(d) bad omens

14. What is the best word to describe the character of Robert Jordan?
(a) superstitious
(b) idealistic
(c) realistic
(d) foolish

15. What does Karkov do to save time before he drives to the front at two o'clock in the morning?
(a) tell his wife goodbye
(b) send a correspondance to Robert Jordan
(c) sleep in his clothes
(d) eat a late dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andre Marty immediately order?

2. What does Andres think of himself as a bullfighter?

3. What is the only weapon Robert Jordan still kept that belonged to his grandfather?

4. What is the name of the man who is on his way to Golz, carrying a message from Robert Jordan?

5. What does the Spanish officer tell Karkov's wife about the offensive?

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