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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 emotion does Pilar think Pablo is showing by trying to stop the bridge?
2. Where does Robert Jordan lie to wait for daylight?
3. Robert Jordan claims he is not superstitious, be he views the planes and fascist activity as what?
4. Andres remembers he held this part of the bull to help an injured man.
5. What does Andres think of himself as a bullfighter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Robert Jordan angry with Pilar and himself when he learns Pablo stole the materials for the mission?
2. What does Robert Jordan think Pablo's return is a sign of?
3. Why does Karkov plan to drive to the front in the early morning hours before the offensive?
4. Who does Pilar blame for the stolen materials?
5. What does Andres think about as he walks to Golz, carrying a message from Robert Jordan?
6. How do Maria's parent's react right before they are killed by the fascists?
7. Describe what Maria believes about the love between her and Robert Jordan, even as Robert Jordan grows more and more realistic about the outcome of the day.
8. What do Robert Jordan and Pablo discuss as they load the horses and prepare to leave?
9. What does Robert Jordan's dispatch to General Golz say?
10. What does Andres daydream about doing once the war is over?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Robert Jordan thinks of his grandfather in war and how he would seek his advice if he were alive today. In what ways does Jordan admire his grandfather as opposed to his father. Compare and contrast the male role models in Robert Jordan's life with the characters in the novel (El Sordo, Pablo, Karkov, Kashkin, Anselmo). Define what a coward is, define what a brave man is, and discuss how envisioning Robert Jordan's grandfather's bravery in the American Civil War inspired Robert Jordan to want to succeed.
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
Discuss the character of Pablo during the train and the attack of the barracks. What sort of man was he? Was he brave, bold, a fighter? How has his character changed over time and why has it changed? How has war obstructed the heart and mind of a strong man such as Pablo? Is Pablo a symbol of the transforming power of war to change men and take from them their courage, and instill them with fear?
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