A Farewell to Arms Comprehension Questions PDF

A Farewell to Arms Comprehension Questions *These are DUE the day of the unit test. Use these to study! 1. When does the story take place? World War I 2. Who is the narrator? What is his position? Lieutenant Frederick Henry 3. Identify Rinaldi. What kind of a man is he? Henry’s...

A Farewell to Arms Comprehension Questions *These are DUE the day of the unit test. Use these to study! 1. When does the story take place? World War I 2. Who is the narrator? What is his position? Lieutenant Frederick Henry 3. Identify Rinaldi. What kind of a man is he? Henry’s best friend and a surgeon 4. The priest is introduced in the first few chapters. What is his relationship with Frederick Henry? Rinaldi? He keeps them grounded and guides them spiritually 5. Rinaldi talks of Miss Barkley as the girl he will marry. How does Frederick Henry get involved with her? Rinaldi sends him to meet her to make a good impression on Rinaldi 6. Describe Frederick Henry's relationship to Catherine in these first few chapters. It moves quickly 7. What kind of a woman is Catherine Barkley? She is a widow and a nurse during the war 8. What is the point of the incident with the soldier who had a rupture in chapter 7? He didn’t want to go back to the front lines 9. Frederick Henry says, "Well, I knew I would not be killed. Not in this war." What was his reason? The war was just an adventure to him 10. Why does Frederick Henry give up the drinking contest? To go see Catherine 11. What did Miss Barkley give to Frederick Henry before he left for the attack? A Saint Anthony pendant 12. What did Frederick Henry say was worse than war? Defeat 13. What did Passini say was the only way to end the war? For one side to stop 14. Under what circumstances was Lt. Henry wounded? A bomb 15. Where was Lt. Henry wounded? His leg 16. When Rinaldi visits Frederick Henry at the hospital, he brings cognac and talks about medals for the wounded lieutenant. What is Henry's reaction to talking about medals? He doesn’t think he deserves them 17. What observation did Rinaldi make about himself and Frederick Henry? They don’t care about winning the car 18. What did the priest bring to Frederick Henry in the hospital? English papers and mosquito netting 19. Describe Frederick Henry's relationship with the priest. Henry isn’t religious but he’s still kind to the priest 20. Where was Lt. Henry sent after the first hospital? Milan 21. Describe Lt. Henry's arrival at the hospital. They won’t put him in a room at first because there was ‘no room,’ but he was the first patient at the hospital 22. Compare/contrast Miss Gage, Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. Van Campen. Miss Gage is young and intelligent, Mrs. Walker is old and of ‘no use,’ and Mrs. Van Campen is stern and the supervisor 23. Why was Catherine in Milan? She was transferred to work there 24. What did Frederick Henry discover about his feelings for Catherine? He loves her but doesn’t know how to show it 25. Compare and contrast the house doctor (and his two associates) with Dr. Valentini. Dr. Valentini is willing to do the surgery on Henry while the others are not 26. Why did Catherine take three nights off of night duty? Rest 27. Why does Frederick Henry want to marry Catherine? What is her response? They don’t want to get married due to Catherine feeling as though they are already married and it being wartime 28. Why doesn't Catherine like Ettore? He talks too much about himself 29. Why is Catherine afraid of rain? It represents her mortality and the inevitability of death 30. What is the matter with Catherine after the horse racing event? She is troubled by a sense of isolation and wanting a deeper connection with Henry 31. According to Frederick and Catherine, what is the difference between a coward and a brave person? A coward dies a thousand deaths but a brave person only dies once 32. Why didn't Frederick go on convalescent leave? Mrs. Van Campen reports him for getting sick on purpose 33. Who does Henry tell Catherine to take care of as they part? Her baby 34. How has the major changed since Lt. Henry saw him last? He is tired of the war 35. How has the priest changed since Lt. Henry saw him last? How is he the same? He has lost his certainty but still empathizes with the men 36. Rinaldi observes that Lt. Henry is acting differently. How does Rinaldi say Lt. Henry is acting? “Like a man who has been hurt” 37. Frederick Henry says, "I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain." Why did he feel that way? He thinks concrete facts and information are more important 38. Frederick Henry says that only certain words have dignity. What words are they? Names of places 39. One group was attacking and Lt. Henry said their name was something to be frightened of. What group was he describing? Germans 40. What work are Lt. Henry, Aymo, Piani, and Bonello doing? Evacuating people 41. How do Frederick Henry, Bonello, Piani, and Aymo get separated from the rest of their unit and leave the main road? Chaos of evacuation and enemy fire 42. Why did Lt. Henry shoot the sergeant? He refused to help 43. What happened to Aymo? He was shot and killed by his own troops 44. What happened to Bonello? He didn’t want to die and surrendered to be taken prisoner 45. Why did Frederick Henry jump into the river? To escape 46. What could his jumping into the river signify symbolically? Rebirth 47. Why does Henry want to go to Switzerland? It’s neutral in the war 48. Where does Frederick Henry meet up with Catherine? Stresa 49. Why do Frederick and Catherine leave the hotel in the middle of the night? They were warned the police would arrest them in the morning 50. How do Frederick and Catherine escape to Switzerland? Emilio’s boat 51. What happened when Frederick and Catherine were arrested in Switzerland? They were given temporary visas 52. Why doesn't Catherine want to get married once they are situated in Switzerland? She doesn’t want things to change 53. What did Catherine and Frederick do in the Swiss mountains? Create a life together 54. Why did they move out of the mountains to Lausanne? To be closer to the hospital 55. What went wrong with Catherine's delivery? She had to have a c section and the baby was strangled in the womb 56. How did Catherine die? She bled out