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What was the condition of the trees and roads in the fall?
What was the condition of the trees and roads in the fall?
- The trees were green and the roads were dry
- The trees were green and the roads were muddy
- The trees were bare and the roads were dry
- The trees were bare and the roads were muddy (correct)
What did the protagonist observe about the river as they crossed it?
What did the protagonist observe about the river as they crossed it?
- It was running low
- It was dry
- It was flooding
- It was running high (correct)
What did the protagonist see on the road between the trees?
What did the protagonist see on the road between the trees?
- Animals grazing
- Fruit trees in full bloom
- Children playing
- Men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts (correct)
What did the protagonist notice about the major when they met?
What did the protagonist notice about the major when they met?
What dessert was served with the sweet and coffee?
What dessert was served with the sweet and coffee?
Who was treating himself for a suspected illness?
Who was treating himself for a suspected illness?
What did the major hope would not happen?
What did the major hope would not happen?
Who was described as very tired and overworked?
Who was described as very tired and overworked?
What did the major think Rinaldi was treating himself for?
What did the major think Rinaldi was treating himself for?
Who was instructed not to drink so much brandy?
Who was instructed not to drink so much brandy?
Who was going to wake Enrico and go with him before daylight?
Who was going to wake Enrico and go with him before daylight?
Who mentioned that the telephone works well now?
Who mentioned that the telephone works well now?
Who does the soldier meet to examine his knee?
Who does the soldier meet to examine his knee?
Where does the major ask the soldier to take over four cars?
Where does the major ask the soldier to take over four cars?
What does the major mention about the conditions at Caporetto?
What does the major mention about the conditions at Caporetto?
Who does the soldier think about while waiting for Rinaldi?
Who does the soldier think about while waiting for Rinaldi?
What does Rinaldi express distress about?
What does Rinaldi express distress about?
What does Rinaldi talk about regarding his experiences?
What does Rinaldi talk about regarding his experiences?
What is the soldier asked to find?
What is the soldier asked to find?
Where does the text end with the soldier thinking about Catherine?
Where does the text end with the soldier thinking about Catherine?
What do the soldier and Rinaldi engage in a conversation about?
What do the soldier and Rinaldi engage in a conversation about?
Who expresses depression due to the war?
Who expresses depression due to the war?
What does Rinaldi express about his experiences as a surgeon?
What does Rinaldi express about his experiences as a surgeon?
What does the soldier think about while waiting for Rinaldi?
What does the soldier think about while waiting for Rinaldi?
What does Rinaldi bring to the protagonist during their reunion?
What does Rinaldi bring to the protagonist during their reunion?
How does Rinaldi tease the protagonist during their conversation?
How does Rinaldi tease the protagonist during their conversation?
What does Rinaldi express jealousy about?
What does Rinaldi express jealousy about?
How does Rinaldi describe his lack of married friends?
How does Rinaldi describe his lack of married friends?
What do the protagonist and Rinaldi toast to?
What do the protagonist and Rinaldi toast to?
How does the conversation between the protagonist and Rinaldi reflect their friendship?
How does the conversation between the protagonist and Rinaldi reflect their friendship?
What does Rinaldi claim he will find for himself?
What does Rinaldi claim he will find for himself?
What does Rinaldi comment about the protagonist's girl?
What does Rinaldi comment about the protagonist's girl?
How does Rinaldi try to lighten the mood during their conversation?
How does Rinaldi try to lighten the mood during their conversation?
What does Rinaldi share his perspective on during the conversation?
What does Rinaldi share his perspective on during the conversation?
What does the conversation portray about the dynamics between the protagonist and Rinaldi?
What does the conversation portray about the dynamics between the protagonist and Rinaldi?
How does Rinaldi end the conversation?
How does Rinaldi end the conversation?
What beverage does Rinaldi pour for himself and the protagonist?
What beverage does Rinaldi pour for himself and the protagonist?
Who joins the protagonist and Rinaldi for dinner?
Who joins the protagonist and Rinaldi for dinner?
What does Rinaldi express frustration about?
What does Rinaldi express frustration about?
Who arrives late to the dinner scene?
Who arrives late to the dinner scene?
What does Rinaldi insist on having?
What does Rinaldi insist on having?
What does Rinaldi mention in relation to symptoms of a disease?
What does Rinaldi mention in relation to symptoms of a disease?
Who tries to calm Rinaldi down?
Who tries to calm Rinaldi down?
What does Rinaldi become increasingly?
What does Rinaldi become increasingly?
What do they discuss the effects of during dinner?
What do they discuss the effects of during dinner?
What does Rinaldi express frustration and paranoia about?
What does Rinaldi express frustration and paranoia about?
Who is teased by Rinaldi for arriving late?
Who is teased by Rinaldi for arriving late?
What does Rinaldi claim he is being?
What does Rinaldi claim he is being?
What does the priest express hope for regarding the war?
What does the priest express hope for regarding the war?
What does the protagonist believe about the priest's hope for the war?
What does the protagonist believe about the priest's hope for the war?
What does the priest attribute the changes in men to?
What does the priest attribute the changes in men to?
What does the protagonist feel about the changes in men?
What does the protagonist feel about the changes in men?
What does the soldier believe in?
What does the soldier believe in?
What does the soldier think happens in defeat?
What does the soldier think happens in defeat?
What does the soldier express concern about regarding victory?
What does the soldier express concern about regarding victory?
What does the soldier believe happens to people who are defeated from the start?
What does the soldier believe happens to people who are defeated from the start?
What does the soldier hope for at the end of the conversation?
What does the soldier hope for at the end of the conversation?
What does the soldier believe will happen only to them?
What does the soldier believe will happen only to them?
What does the soldier believe in while expressing his disillusionment?
What does the soldier believe in while expressing his disillusionment?
What does the soldier express concern about regarding victory and defeat?
What does the soldier express concern about regarding victory and defeat?
What was the condition of the road beyond the place on the river where the protagonist had been wounded?
What was the condition of the road beyond the place on the river where the protagonist had been wounded?
What did Gino say about the British cars at Ravne?
What did Gino say about the British cars at Ravne?
What did Gino express concern about due to the onset of rains?
What did Gino express concern about due to the onset of rains?
What did Gino believe about the planned attacks by the Austrians and their own side?
What did Gino believe about the planned attacks by the Austrians and their own side?
What did Aymo have for dinner?
What did Aymo have for dinner?
What did Bonello express a preference for during the retreat?
What did Bonello express a preference for during the retreat?
Where did the group plan to drink champagne?
Where did the group plan to drink champagne?
What did the protagonist suggest doing after dinner?
What did the protagonist suggest doing after dinner?
What did Aymo pack into his haversack?
What did Aymo pack into his haversack?
Where did the group plan to retreat to?
Where did the group plan to retreat to?
What did Aymo comment about Pordenone?
What did Aymo comment about Pordenone?
What did the protagonist observe about the town they were leaving?
What did the protagonist observe about the town they were leaving?
What did the protagonist notice about the conditions at Caporetto?
What did the protagonist notice about the conditions at Caporetto?
What did Aymo pack into his haversack?
What did Aymo pack into his haversack?
What did the protagonist observe about the town they were leaving?
What did the protagonist observe about the town they were leaving?
What did the protagonist notice about the conditions at Caporetto?
What did the protagonist notice about the conditions at Caporetto?
What type of artillery does Gino express fear of?
What type of artillery does Gino express fear of?
Where does the conversation between the narrator and Gino take place?
Where does the conversation between the narrator and Gino take place?
What does Gino wish for more cultivation of on the Bainsizza plateau?
What does Gino wish for more cultivation of on the Bainsizza plateau?
What does the conversation highlight regarding food distribution among soldiers?
What does the conversation highlight regarding food distribution among soldiers?
What does the narrator express discomfort with in terms of war rhetoric?
What does the narrator express discomfort with in terms of war rhetoric?
What does Gino emphasize the importance of for soldiers' well-being?
What does Gino emphasize the importance of for soldiers' well-being?
What do the narrator and Gino discuss regarding military tactics?
What do the narrator and Gino discuss regarding military tactics?
What does the conversation reveal about the impact of food shortages on soldiers' morale?
What does the conversation reveal about the impact of food shortages on soldiers' morale?
What does Gino discuss regarding the challenges of fighting in mountainous terrain?
What does Gino discuss regarding the challenges of fighting in mountainous terrain?
What does the conversation reveal about the soldiers' daily lives and morale?
What does the conversation reveal about the soldiers' daily lives and morale?
What does the narrator express discomfort with in terms of war rhetoric?
What does the narrator express discomfort with in terms of war rhetoric?
What does the conversation reveal about the soldiers' daily lives and morale?
What does the conversation reveal about the soldiers' daily lives and morale?
What is the setting described as in the text?
What is the setting described as in the text?
What does the protagonist witness in the sky?
What does the protagonist witness in the sky?
What does the protagonist do when the wounded are brought into the post?
What does the protagonist do when the wounded are brought into the post?
What themes are central to the narrative in the text?
What themes are central to the narrative in the text?
How is Ernest Hemingway's writing style characterized?
How is Ernest Hemingway's writing style characterized?
What does the text capture through the protagonist's observations and experiences?
What does the text capture through the protagonist's observations and experiences?
What is the description of the retreat in the text?
What is the description of the retreat in the text?
What is the impact of war conveyed in the text?
What is the impact of war conveyed in the text?
What does the protagonist observe about the war-torn area during World War I?
What does the protagonist observe about the war-torn area during World War I?
What does the protagonist do as the retreat starts?
What does the protagonist do as the retreat starts?
What does the text convey about the impact of war on individuals?
What does the text convey about the impact of war on individuals?
What does the text describe about the war-torn area during World War I?
What does the text describe about the war-torn area during World War I?
What do the men discuss in terms of sleeping arrangements?
What do the men discuss in terms of sleeping arrangements?
What does the narrator ensure Aymo will do?
What does the narrator ensure Aymo will do?
What does the narrator observe as darkness falls?
What does the narrator observe as darkness falls?
What is the main focus of the text?
What is the main focus of the text?
What do the men do upon reaching the villa?
What do the men do upon reaching the villa?
What does the narrator instruct the drivers to do?
What does the narrator instruct the drivers to do?
What does the narrator look out at as he rests?
What does the narrator look out at as he rests?
What does Aymo plan to do for the men when they wake up?
What does Aymo plan to do for the men when they wake up?
What do the men load the cars with?
What do the men load the cars with?
What do the men do after evacuating field hospitals in the plateau?
What do the men do after evacuating field hospitals in the plateau?
What do the men discuss upon arrival in Gorizia?
What do the men discuss upon arrival in Gorizia?
What is the narrator's main concern for his companions?
What is the narrator's main concern for his companions?
What beverage did the protagonist drink after the cheese and apple?
What beverage did the protagonist drink after the cheese and apple?
Who was instructed to fill the canteens with wine?
Who was instructed to fill the canteens with wine?
What did the protagonist notice about the farmhouse as they started off down the narrow road?
What did the protagonist notice about the farmhouse as they started off down the narrow road?
What was the condition of the road as they started off down it?
What was the condition of the road as they started off down it?
What was the condition of the town as the protagonist and Piani moved through it?
What was the condition of the town as the protagonist and Piani moved through it?
What obstructed the protagonist's progress on the main road?
What obstructed the protagonist's progress on the main road?
Where did the protagonist go to investigate the cause of the block in the road?
Where did the protagonist go to investigate the cause of the block in the road?
What was the weather condition during the protagonist's journey through the town and beyond?
What was the weather condition during the protagonist's journey through the town and beyond?
What does Aymo do that makes the girls uncomfortable in the car?
What does Aymo do that makes the girls uncomfortable in the car?
What does Aymo discover about the girls in the car?
What does Aymo discover about the girls in the car?
What language does the protagonist speak in his dream?
What language does the protagonist speak in his dream?
What does the chapter primarily depict?
What does the chapter primarily depict?
What does the protagonist reflect on during the chapter?
What does the protagonist reflect on during the chapter?
How does Aymo try to comfort the girls in the car?
How does Aymo try to comfort the girls in the car?
What does the protagonist wake up to find has lessened?
What does the protagonist wake up to find has lessened?
What does Aymo observe about the girls in the car?
What does Aymo observe about the girls in the car?
What does the protagonist's dream language indicate?
What does the protagonist's dream language indicate?
What does the chapter primarily focus on?
What does the chapter primarily focus on?
What does the protagonist contemplate during the chapter?
What does the protagonist contemplate during the chapter?
How does Aymo try to console the girls in the car?
How does Aymo try to console the girls in the car?
What type of conditions is the group facing during the retreat?
What type of conditions is the group facing during the retreat?
What is the group's concern about the slow progress on the main road?
What is the group's concern about the slow progress on the main road?
What challenges do they encounter while taking the small side road across the country?
What challenges do they encounter while taking the small side road across the country?
What decision is made despite uncertainty about its destination?
What decision is made despite uncertainty about its destination?
What atmosphere does the text convey as the group navigates the difficulties of the retreat?
What atmosphere does the text convey as the group navigates the difficulties of the retreat?
What does the group's practical approach to finding food and making decisions underline?
What does the group's practical approach to finding food and making decisions underline?
What is the main focus of the narrator's observations and interactions with the group members?
What is the main focus of the narrator's observations and interactions with the group members?
What does the group encounter in their decision-making process and interactions?
What does the group encounter in their decision-making process and interactions?
What does the group discuss about the practicality of taking the side road?
What does the group discuss about the practicality of taking the side road?
What decision does the group make when they stop at a deserted farmhouse?
What decision does the group make when they stop at a deserted farmhouse?
What does the text capture about the group's decision-making during the wartime retreat?
What does the text capture about the group's decision-making during the wartime retreat?
What is the group's approach to finding an alternate route to Udine?
What is the group's approach to finding an alternate route to Udine?
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Study Notes
"A Farewell to Arms" Dinner Scene
- The protagonist and Rinaldi, a surgeon, have dinner
- Rinaldi is drunk and pours them both cognac
- They discuss the effects of alcohol on the stomach
- The major joins them for dinner
- The priest arrives late and is teased by Rinaldi
- Rinaldi becomes increasingly agitated and confrontational
- Rinaldi expresses frustration and claims he's being targeted
- Rinaldi mentions symptoms of a disease and its treatment
- Rinaldi insists on having a leave
- The priest and the major try to calm Rinaldi down
- Rinaldi continues to express his frustration and paranoia
- The conversation continues with Rinaldi's erratic behavior
"A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway: Evacuation and Rest
- The narrator and his companions help evacuate field hospitals in the plateau and then move to Plava in the rain.
- They arrive in Gorizia and witness the soldiers’ whorehouse girls being loaded into a truck.
- The narrator and Bonello discuss the tough reputation of the matron and the departure of the girls from the officers’ house.
- They reach the villa, finding it empty with a note instructing them to proceed to Pordenone.
- The mechanics are gone, and the narrator instructs the drivers to service the cars and rest for three hours.
- They load the cars with hospital equipment and take shelter from the rain.
- The men discuss sleeping arrangements and the narrator encourages them to rest.
- Aymo starts a fire and plans to cook pasta asciutta for when they wake up.
- The narrator ensures Aymo will wake him if he oversleeps and then goes to his old room to rest.
- He looks out the window at the three cars standing in line under the dripping trees as darkness falls.
- The text showcases the exhaustion and need for rest after the evacuation efforts.
- The narrator's concern for the well-being of his companions is evident as he ensures they get rest and food before the next phase of their journey.
Retreat under difficult conditions during wartime
- The narrator and a group are retreating during wartime, facing difficult conditions on a rainy day.
- The retreat involves a column of infantry, accompanied by peasants and carts loaded with household goods.
- The narrator is concerned about the slow progress on the main road and decides to find an alternate route to Udine.
- They encounter challenges such as muddy roads, high water in ditches, and the risk of being targeted by enemy planes.
- The decision is made to take a small side road across the country, despite uncertainty about its destination.
- There is a discussion among the group members about the practicality of taking the side road and the logistics of the journey.
- The group stops at a deserted farmhouse and decides to have a quick meal with the limited food supplies found there.
- The decision-making process and the interactions among the group members reflect the challenges and uncertainties of the wartime retreat.
- The group's practical approach to finding food and making decisions underlines the resourcefulness required in their situation.
- The text conveys a sense of tension and urgency as the group navigates the difficulties of the retreat.
- The narrator's observations and interactions with the group members provide insight into the human experience of wartime conditions.
- The text captures the atmosphere of uncertainty, hardship, and the need for quick, pragmatic decision-making during wartime retreats.
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