Prose Questions

1)      Within the piece Robert Jordan can be inferred to be a ?

A.      A heroic man who fight for what is just

B.      A  traveler who has become embroiled in the Spanish Civil War

C.      A journalist assigned to reporting the fighting within Spain

D.      An American who who fights for the Spanish Republican forces

E.       A peasant Spaniard who is fighting against the fascist forces

2)      “Thou hast loved many others.” “(s)ome. But not as thee.”(Hemingway 160) The reader can infer from these lines that.

A.      That Robert has had many lovers but never one as close as Maria

B.      That Robert is truly in love with Maria.

C.      Maria and Robert have never fully loved each other till now.

D.       Robert has problem with connecting with women.

E.       Neither character truly loves the other due to the stress of the fighting have formed a close bond with each other.

3)      All of the below are true about Maria except?

A.      She is an innocent sweet Spanish girl.

B.      She is older and the war has allowed her to become something of beauty

C.      She whole heartedly loves Robert Jordan and wishes to make him truly happy

D.      Maria is Robert’s partner in the demolition of the bridge

E.       B&D

4)      The reader can infer from the thoughts of Robert that?

A.      He loves Maria however never in the way in which Maria loves him.

B.      Robert is more preoccupied by his work to truly care for Maria

C.      Robert is only using Maria

D.      Robert believes that Maria is innocent and that her eyes must be opened to the evils of war.

E.       Maria acts as a surrogate mother for Robert.

5)      Within the piece the reader can infer that Maria is innocent specifically within which quote or quotes?

I “I like to kiss very much,” she said. But I do not do it well.”

II “Now am I happy,” she said. “Now am I truly happy.”

III “ I would learn to take good care of thee.”

A I,II

B III

C I

D I,III
E I,II,III