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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 Pilar send with food, wine, and the dead cavalryman's papers?

3. Who does the Rolls Royce belong to?

4. What kind of tree does Robert Jordan cut down to use the boughs to make a bed, the smell reminding him of Missoula?

5. What patrol do the three planes that fly in V formation belong to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Sordo afraid to die? Explain.

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

5. What happens when Pablo asks for proof of Robert Jordan's identity?

6. What does Robert Jordan learn as he examines the fascist cavalryman's papers?

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

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

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

10. Why is Pilar for the bridge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of salvation runs throughout the novel. Give three examples of salvation from the novel and explain how the theme is a major part of the unfolding of the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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