A Farewell to Arms Quiz
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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?

    <p>They were afraid of the attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where were the holes dug in the river bank?

    <p>Along the side of the sunken road</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the matting-covered tunnel?

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

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

    <p>The major was a little man with upturned mustaches and promised to see that the narrator was decorated</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Defeat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Manera say is the reason for the war?

    <p>The stupidity of the ruling class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country is the protagonist from?

    <p>America</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They are afraid of their officers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the protagonist drink to dull the pain?

    <p>Brandy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the major say about the attack?

    <p>It has been postponed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the captain mistake the protagonist for?

    <p>Frenchman</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country's ambulance does the protagonist get into?

    <p>English</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The orderly</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Cheese</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They were not needed anymore</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Cut it into pieces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who brought the Britisher to the narrator?

    <p>Gordini</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What nationality is the Britisher?

    <p>English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the Britisher want to take the cars?

    <p>To return them to the villa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the narrator's condition after being hit?

    <p>Multiple superficial wounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Passini</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Apply a tourniquet</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He is hit by a shell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who helps the narrator and carries him to the post?

    <p>Manera and Gavuzzi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who came to visit the narrator in the field hospital?

    <p>Rinaldi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A stick with paper strips</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Because of the bandages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who does Rinaldi want to bring to see the narrator?

    <p>Miss Barkley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Rinaldi say he did to help the narrator?

    <p>Removed three meters of small intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Bad administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Rinaldi say the captain does to the priest?

    <p>Makes fun of him</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country does the narrator believe Passini is from?

    <p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It is more painful with a girl</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the narrator refer to the British woman as?

    <p>A cool goddess</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Purity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who brings the soup to the narrator?

    <p>The orderly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the priest bring for the narrator?

    <p>Mosquito netting</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They are on the electric light bulbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They are mostly different.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A desire for power</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It is never hopeless.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It involves sacrifice and service.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country is the Abruzzi located in?

    <p>Italy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is forbidden to play at night in Capracotta?

    <p>The flute</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A certificate of no arrest</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Take off their hats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which direction did the windows face in the room?

    <p>Right-hand side</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Names, rank, and regiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Milan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mestre</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A drink of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A pulpy orange</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The English woman</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They are very expensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They have too many women at the front</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The legality</p> Signup and view all the answers

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