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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 does Robert Jordan tell Pilar to do now that she knows Pablo is gone?

2. Robert Jordan and Anselmo plan to take out the guards, but if they do not, Agustin is assigned to shoot them through this.

3. What does Andres think when he sees the government position ahead?

4. Miranda writers orders to help get the dispatch delivered to which character?

5. Who appears at the entrance to the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Robert Jordan's plan?

2. What happens after Robert Jordan finishes wiring the bridge and hears a truck coming down the road?

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

4. Why does Karkov plan to drive to the front in the early morning hours before the offensive?

5. What does Robert Jordan's dispatch to General Golz say?

6. How does Robert Jordan feel about Anselmo and Agustin now that they are in the center of war?

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

8. How is Pablo treated when he appears at the entrance to the cave?

9. Who does Pilar blame for the stolen materials?

10. How did Robert Jordan's father kill himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Andres. Discuss his loyalty to the group during a time of uncertainty. He is racing time trying to get the dispatch to Golz. Discuss this character in terms of his purpose in the story and the suspense he carries with him as makes his way with Miranda's orders to Golz.

Essay Topic 2

Karkov enters the Hotel Gaylord in Madrid and gladly meets his wife and mistress in the same room. How are women respected and treated at this time in Spain? Define the role of women at the time of the Spanish Civil War and contrast it with the treatment of women in America at the same time in history. Use Pilar and Maria's characters in your answer.

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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