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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. Pablo does not believe in superstition, but he does believe in Pilar's ability to do this.
(a) cause storms
(b) conduct ESP
(c) read palms
(d) smell death

2. What clothing does Pablo mock Robert Jordan about, thinking they wear it in the United States?
(a) trousers
(b) tank tops
(c) jeans
(d) skirts

3. What is the name of the man who is not completely dead on the hill?
(a) Sordo
(b) Ignacio
(c) Pablo
(d) Joaquin

4. Who does Robert Jordan want to talk politics with?
(a) Pablo
(b) El Sordo
(c) Pilar
(d) Maria

5. What is the sole enterprise that can win the war?
(a) the cavalry
(b) propganda
(c) the bridge
(d) the sawmill

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert Jordan believe in regarding government?

2. After Pablo voices his concerns for blowing up the bridge, what does Anselmo accuse Pablo of acting like?

3. Who does Robert Jordan and Anselmo talk with who brags about obtaining a tank?

4. What is Anselmo doing as he walks back toward Pablo's camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Robert Jordan believe the root is of being vulnerable to corruption in war?

4. Agustin hopes for a massacre, but Robert Jordan tells him that without the bridge it would mean nothing. Why?

5. Why is Agustin relieved that he did not fire at all four horsemen, as he easily could?

6. Is Sordo afraid to die? Explain.

7. Why is Pilar jealous of Maria and Robert Jordan?

8. Why does Pilar love the memory of Finito more than the reality of Pablo?

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

10. What does Anselmo think about while the fascist patrol keep warm?

(see the answer keys)

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