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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. What does Robert Jordan tell Maria when she joins him sleeping?
(a) he loves her
(b) he is afraid to die
(c) he loves Pilar
(d) he won't kill Pablo

2. What is the name of Pablo's wife?
(a) Maria
(b) Pilar
(c) Estrella
(d) Helena

3. How is Pablo behaving when they return to camp?
(a) drunk
(b) silly
(c) frightened
(d) angry

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

5. Does Robert Jordan think the planes have killed anyone?
(a) Yes, and he is frightened
(b) Yes, but not Sordo's men
(c) He doesn't know
(d) No, planes hardly kill anyone

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maria visit in the night?

2. Robert Jordan wakes to the sound of this in the morning.

3. Who's papers does Robert Jordon examine?

4. Fernando remembers talks about the movement in La Ganja that allude to the Republic planning this.

5. What does Robert Jordan see on one of the saddles of the cavalry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is Sordo afraid to die? Explain.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Robert Jordan choose not to kill Pablo?

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