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For Whom The Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

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- Plot Overview
Characters
- Character List
- Robert Jordan
- Pablo
- Pilar
- Maria
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
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Further Study 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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