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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. What is the only thing Robert Jordan can think about after he and Maria walk through the heather?

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

3. What is the name of the man who is Pilar's first love as well as a matador?

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

5. What is Karkov's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Robert Jordan shoots the horseman?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robert Jordan asks the group to leave as he waits for the fascists while holding his machine gun. Is there any other way Robert Jordan could have handled the last scene in the novel? Did he have to sacrifice himself for the safety of the group? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Robert Jordan trusts Agustin, who controlled his urge to kill the first four cavalrymen. If he had killed them, what would have happened to the mission? Agustin had the innate desire to kill. Robert Jordan thinks that killing is sacramental to Spaniards. Do you agree? Give examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the barbarianism that is displayed during the taking of the hilltop at Sordos? Does this type of action define fascism itself or does it define the dark culture of Spain? How so? How does this practice relate to other cultures in times of war? (i.e Native Americans, scalping, etc). Explain your answer.

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