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For Whom The Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
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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
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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
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1
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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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