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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
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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
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
What mission does the Republican command assign Robert Jordan?
Assassinating Francisco Franco
Destroying Fascist ammunition
Blowing up Fascist bridge
Killing Fascist leader
2
of 5
Whom does Robert Jordan suspect to be the true leader of the guerillas?
Pilar
Rafael
Pablo
Maria
3
of 5
What ultimately happens to the members of El Sordo's band of guerillas?
They are all beheaded
They narrowly escape death
They win the war
They betray Robert Jordan
4
of 5
What happens to Robert Jordan's dispatch to the Republican command, in which he recommends cancelling the bridge mission?
The messenger loses it
It is completely ignored
The Fascists capture it
It arrives too late
5
of 5
At the end of the novel, why must Robert Jordan be left behind?
He has been captured
His leg is broken
He has been killed
He betrayed Pablo
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