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

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

4. What is the name of the restaurant where Robert Jordan met the peasant Spanish commanders when he first joined the movement?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Maria feel like Robert Jordan will not love her?

2. Why does Pablo refuse to call Robert Jordan a professor?

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

4. Who is Maria?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. What does Robert Jordan imagine his life to be as he thinks about what he will do after the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pablo is viewed by his comrades as a dissenter. They plot to kill him, as the gypsy suggests. Pablo then returns to the group a changed man, willing to participate and get along. What event is the turning point for Pablo? Is it the thought of impending death or the hope of redemption and restoration of bravery that has changed Pablo?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss salvation. What does it mean to be redeemed? Is redemption something that is bestowed upon you or do you rely on the mercy of others to provide salvation? Use Maria's personal story as your example. Use 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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