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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. After the initial 4 horsemen ride out of the woods, how many mounted horsemen does Primivito see coming?

2. Where should Andres bring the horses if he hears gunfire?

3. Who has killed Joaquin's parents, brother, and sister?

4. Whose movements does Robert Jordan watch through a pair of field glasses as he studies the bridge?

5. What action does Robert Jordan decide not to take as he walks down to watch Pablo with the horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the men on the hill after the planes have passed?

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

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

4. What has made Joaquin sad, so much that he begins to cry?

5. Why does Robert Jordan tell Primivito that they will do nothing about the attack on Sordo?

6. How does Robert Jordan respond when Maria asks if he is a communist?

7. How does Primivito react to the outcome of the fighting at Sordo's?

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

9. Why is Pilar for the bridge?

10. Who is Maria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given the knowledge of the history of the Spanish Civil War, do you think that fighting fascism was worth the price paid in human life? How important is it, or necessary, to stop fascism in its tracks. Is it more beneficial to seek an end to fascism with diplomacy?

Essay Topic 2

Superstition is threaded through the novel. Discuss three events that were embedded with superstition and omens. Were the characters foolish for believing in the omens? Or was there truth in their beliefs? Explain using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Define guerrilla warfare, then define civil war. What does it mean to engage in guerrilla warfare during a civil war? Name and discuss two events in history that have seen the type of fighting that are portrayed in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Compare and contrast them to Hemingway's presentation of the Spanish Civil War.

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