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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 weapon Robert Jordan still kept that belonged to his grandfather?

2. What is the best word to describe the character of Robert Jordan?

3. Whose grenades does Robert Jordan decide to use?

4. Who does Andres tell the guard he is associated with?

5. Where does Robert Jordan lie to wait for daylight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Robert Jordan angry with Pilar and himself when he learns Pablo stole the materials for the mission?

2. When Robert Jordan thinks of the bridge now, what does he feel?

3. Does Golz receive the dispatch? Explain.

4. How does Gomez make sure Andres speaks to Lieutenant Colonel Miranda?

5. How do Maria's parent's react right before they are killed by the fascists?

6. What do the new men mistakenly think Pablo's role is in the mission?

7. What does Robert Jordan think Pablo's return is a sign of?

8. What does Andres daydream about doing once the war is over?

9. What does Lieutenant Colonel Miranda tell Gomez to do?

10. What is the ultimate reason Pablo returned to the cave?

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

Pablo returns to the cave and Pilar calls him Judas Iscariot, the ultimate betrayer, but accepts him back regardless. Do you think that Robert Jordan and Pilar did the right thing by accepting him back in the cave? Explain why or why not and give textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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