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For Whom The Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Epigraph and Chapters One–Two
Chapters Three–Seven
Chapters Eight–Thirteen
Chapters Fourteen–Seventeen
Chapters Eighteen–Twenty
Chapters Twenty-one–Twenty-six
Chapters Twenty-seven–Twenty-nine
Chapters Thirty–Thirty-three
Chapters Thirty-four–Thirty-nine
Chapters Forty–Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Characters
Character List
Robert Jordan
Pablo
Pilar
Maria
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Epigraph and Chapters One–Two
Chapters Three–Seven
Chapters Eight–Thirteen
Chapters Fourteen–Seventeen
Chapters Eighteen–Twenty
Chapters Twenty-one–Twenty-six
Chapters Twenty-seven–Twenty-nine
Chapters Thirty–Thirty-three
Chapters Thirty-four–Thirty-nine
Chapters Forty–Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Context Quiz
Context Quiz
1
of 5
How did Ernest Hemingway begin his professional writing career?
As an advice columnist
As a successful novelist
As a poet
As a newspaper reporter
2
of 5
Which of the following people served as a mentor to Hemingway and likely inspired Pilar in For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Gertrude Stein
F. Scott Fitzgerald
James Joyce
Pablo Picasso
3
of 5
What major world event serves as the backdrop in For Whom the Bell Tolls?
French Revolution
World War II
Spanish Civil War
Cold War
4
of 5
Regarding the conflict between the Loyalists and Nationalists, which of the following best describes Hemingway’s personal stance?
Actively supported Nationalists
Actively supported Loyalists
Condemned both sides
Remained completely neutral
5
of 5
Which of the following characteristics is most fundamental to Hemingway’s “code hero” character type?
All-consuming fear of death
An iron will
Overwhelming arrogance
Graceful struggle against death
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