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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. Where does Anselmo suggest he go to try to get some information while someone else watches the road?
(a) Valencia
(b) Madrid
(c) back to the camp
(d) La Granja

2. Who does Pilar send with food, wine, and the dead cavalryman's papers?
(a) Agustin
(b) Robert Jordan
(c) Maria
(d) Primivito

3. After the initial 4 horsemen ride out of the woods, how many mounted horsemen does Primivito see coming?
(a) two
(b) twenty
(c) ten
(d) hundreds

4. Anselmo cannot write so Robert Jordan suggests that he do this instead to indicate enemy movement.
(a) learn to write
(b) use sign language
(c) draw symbols and tally marks
(d) pass on the responsibility to Pablo

5. Who visited the camp while Robert Jordan was with Anselmo?
(a) Sordo
(b) Maria
(c) Fernando
(d) the fascists

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert Jordan refuse to say to Maria as he senses danger approaching?

2. What does Pilar think of Robert Jordan deciding to not kill Pablo?

3. When asked, Robert Jordan tells Maria that politically he can be defined as this.

4. Why is Pilar afraid of the planes that fly overhead?

5. Who does Robert Jordan want to talk politics with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anselmo convince Robert Jordan to use the men he has instead of seek men from another camp to help him on his mission?

2. After Robert Jordan tells Maria that he loves her, what does he begin to fear and why?

3. What is the reason why Pablo has decided that he is for the train now?

4. Which characters does Agustin describe as dependable members of the group?

5. Why can't Maria go with Robert Jordan on the mission?

6. Does Robert Jordan believe that men can see their fate? Why or why not?

7. What does Robert Jordan learn as he examines the fascist cavalryman's papers?

8. What sickens Robert Jordan the most as the cavalry pass by?

9. What did Pilar do to escape the attack at the barracks?

10. What happens after Robert Jordan shoots the horseman?

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