The Classic Novel Quiz
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During what season did the leaves fall from the chestnut trees and the vineyards become thin and bare-branched?

  • Fall (correct)
  • Summer
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Which of the following was a consequence of the permanent rain that came at the start of winter?

  • Trucks splashing mud on the road
  • Cholera outbreak (correct)
  • Fighting for the mountain
  • Mists over the river
  • What did the two leather cartridge-boxes on the front of the belts contain?

  • Medicine
  • Bullets (correct)
  • Money
  • Food supplies
  • Which season is described in the text?

    <p>Summer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be seen in the bed of the river?

    <p>Pebbles and boulders (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the color of the mountains beyond the plain?

    <p>Brown (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area was captured in the next year?

    <p>The plateau (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the condition of the town after it was captured?

    <p>It was still inhabited (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What made the fall different from the last fall?

    <p>The fighting in the mountains (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which season is described in the text?

    <p>Winter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the captain accuse the priest of doing?

    <p>Being with girls (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the lieutenant believe in?

    <p>The Free Masons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the priest suggest the protagonist should visit?

    <p>Abruzzi (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which city did the captain suggest the lieutenant visit to find beautiful young girls accompanied by their mothers?

    <p>Naples (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the captain do with his hand to create shadow pictures on the wall?

    <p>Spread his fingers out (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the order in which the captain named the thumb and four fingers in pidgin Italian?

    <p>Thumb, first finger, next finger, little finger, next to the little finger (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country does the priest want to win the war?

    <p>None of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the captain accuse the priest of wanting?

    <p>To attack the enemy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the major say about the priest?

    <p>He's a pacifist (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which season is described in the text?

    <p>Spring (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the condition of the town after it was captured?

    <p>It was heavily damaged (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be seen in the bed of the river?

    <p>Nothing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the protagonist's Austrian sniper rifle with the blued octagon barrel and dark walnut stock?

    <p>The protagonist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the protagonist go on his trip?

    <p>Milan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who did the protagonist meet and fall in love with in Milan?

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

    What did the protagonist do with his tunic and shirt?

    <p>Hung them on the wall (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of vehicles were lined up under the long shed?

    <p>Ambulances (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist hear starting on the road while looking out at the garden?

    <p>Motor truck (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist see coming through the window in the morning?

    <p>Sun (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country does Miss Ferguson love more than England?

    <p>Scotland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Miss Ferguson want to do with her hair when her loved one died?

    <p>Cut it all off (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist believe would eventually happen to the war?

    <p>It would crack somewhere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Rinaldi say about Miss Barkley's preference between the protagonist and himself?

    <p>She prefers the protagonist (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the protagonist's role in the war?

    <p>He was a mechanic in the ambulance corps (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist notice about the condition of the cars?

    <p>They were well-maintained (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the major ask the protagonist to do?

    <p>Select posts for the cars during the attack (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist notice about Miss Barkley's appearance?

    <p>She had a tawny skin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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