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Questions and Answers

Who did the narrator ask about the big dugout?

  • The major
  • The driver
  • The soldier (correct)
  • The officer

What did the major ask the narrator to do?

  • Go and see the field kitchen
  • Have a drink with him (correct)
  • Get the drivers some food
  • Stay in the dugout

What did the drivers receive from the narrator?

  • Mess tins
  • Packages of cigarettes (correct)
  • Food rations
  • Lighters

Why did the drivers hate the war?

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Where were the holes dug in the river bank?

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What was the purpose of the matting-covered tunnel?

<p>To hide from the Austrians across the river (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the major and what did he promise the narrator?

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According to the passage, what does Passini believe is worse than war?

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What does Manera say is the reason for the war?

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Which country is the protagonist from?

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According to the passage, why do some people not realize how bad war is?

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What does the protagonist drink to dull the pain?

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What does the major say about the attack?

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What does the captain mistake the protagonist for?

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Which country's ambulance does the protagonist get into?

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Who handed the metal basin of cold cooked macaroni to Gordini?

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What did the major ask the orderly to bring after the macaroni?

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Why did the major tell the two stretcher-bearers to leave?

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What did the narrator do with the cheese before eating it?

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Who brought the Britisher to the narrator?

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What nationality is the Britisher?

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Why does the Britisher want to take the cars?

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What is the narrator's condition after being hit?

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Who is the first person the narrator touches after freeing himself?

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What does the narrator attempt to do for Passini's legs?

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What happens to the narrator after he tries to help Passini?

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Who helps the narrator and carries him to the post?

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Who came to visit the narrator in the field hospital?

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What did the orderly use to swish away the flies in the room?

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Why did the narrator's legs itch when he woke up?

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Who does Rinaldi want to bring to see the narrator?

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What does Rinaldi say he did to help the narrator?

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Why does Rinaldi say the girls at Gorizia have stayed so long?

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What does Rinaldi say the captain does to the priest?

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Which country does the narrator believe Passini is from?

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What does the narrator say is the difference between taking a girl and taking a woman?

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What does the narrator refer to the British woman as?

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What does the narrator say is the only difference between a girl and a woman?

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Who brings the soup to the narrator?

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What does the priest bring for the narrator?

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What does the narrator say about the flies in the room?

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According to the passage, what does the priest say about the officers?

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What does the priest say is the reason some people make war?

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What does the priest say about the possibility of stopping war?

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According to the passage, what does the priest say about loving God?

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Which country is the Abruzzi located in?

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What is forbidden to play at night in Capracotta?

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What must a foreigner present in order to hunt in Abruzzi?

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What do the peasants in Abruzzi do when they meet a foreigner?

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Which direction did the windows face in the room?

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What did the soldiers make and paint on crosses outside the garden?

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Where did the major suggest the narrator should go for better X-ray facilities?

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Which city did the narrator leave from on their trip to Milan?

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What did the narrator offer to Georgetti when he woke him up?

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What did the soldier bring the narrator when he called to him in Verona?

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Who does the narrator say is going to Milan with another person to be at the American hospital?

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What does the major say about the tickets for the Scala?

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What does the major say is the reason for sending some women back from the front?

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What does the narrator say is the difference between taking a girl and taking a woman?

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Flashcards

Who was asked about the dugout?

A soldier.

The major's request

To have a drink with him.

What the drivers received

Packages of cigarettes.

Why the drivers hated war

They were afraid of the attack.

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Holes in the river bank

Along the side of the sunken road.

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Purpose of the tunnel

To hide from the Austrians across the river.

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The major

A little man with upturned mustaches who promised to see that the narrator was decorated.

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Passini's fear

Defeat.

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Manera's reason for war

The stupidity of the ruling class.

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Protagonist's origin

America.

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Why some don't see war's reality

They are afraid of their officers.

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Pain-numbing drink

Brandy.

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Major said about the attack

It has been postponed.

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Protagonist mistaken for

Frenchman.

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Ambulance nationality

English.

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Macaroni deliverer

The orderly.

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After Macaroni Request

Cheese.

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Reason for stretcher-bearers dismissal

They were not needed anymore.

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Pre-eating cheese action

Cut it into pieces.

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Britisher escort

Gordini.

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Britisher's nationality

English.

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Cars' desired destination

To return them to the villa.

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Narrator's injury state

Multiple superficial wounds.

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First touched after freeing

Passini.

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Attempted leg aid

Apply a tourniquet.

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Post-aid action fate

He is hit by a shell.

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Rescuers' identities

Manera and Gavuzzi.

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Field hospital visitor

Rinaldi.

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Fly swishing tool

A stick with paper strips.

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Leg-itching cause

Because of the bandages.

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