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The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.

c
convey the intelligence level of the men in the scene.
i
illustrate the sense of fear the narrator is experiencing.
r
reflect the reality of the characters’ situation in a straightforward manner.
i
indicate that the narrator may not fully understand his surroundings.
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The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. We drank rum and it was very friendly. Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark. I went back to the drivers. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped. I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around. The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. I told them what I had heard.

d
direct characterization.
o
obvious characterization.
c
character narrative.
i
indirect characterization.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.I talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them.What effect does the style of this long sentence achieve?

A
The long-winded rant paints an image of a narrator who is less than stable.
B
The style reflects the mundane actions and events of daily life in a war zone.
C
The choice of simple words adds realism by mimicking the way people speak in real life.
D
The uninterrupted action mirrors how the orders will be carried out when the time comes.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.What effect does Hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have?

A
It slows down the narration by interrupting the action.
B
It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.
C
It makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere.
D
It prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.
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Based on A Farewell to Arms, how does Hemingway create realistic dialogue for his characters?

A
The characters give long, winding speeches to express their views.
B
The characters use simple words and speak in short, clear sentences.
C
The characters reference vague ideas and use difficult language.
D
The characters integrate needless conjunctions to join sentences.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. “It could not be worse,” Passini said respectfully. “There is nothing worse than war.” “Defeat is worse.” “I do not believe it,” Passini said still respectfully. “What is defeat? You go home.” “They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.”The use of informal diction in A Farewell to Arms

A
robs the passage of having a deeper meaning.
B
helps to maintain the realism of the dialogue.
C
lends an air of absurdity to the dialogue.
D
reduces the readability of the passage.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. We drank rum and it was very friendly. Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark. I went back to the drivers. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped. I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around. The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. I told them what I had heard.What does the excerpt reveal about the narrator?

A
He prefers the company of the officers to that of the drivers.
B
He only spends time with the officers so he can get cigarettes for the drivers.
C
He looks down on everyone involved in the war, both officers and enlisted men.
D
He interacts easily with both his superiors and the drivers.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.What effect does Hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have?

A
It slows down the narration by interrupting the action.
B
It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.
C
It makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere.
D
It prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. “It could not be worse,” Passini said respectfully. “There is nothing worse than war.” “Defeat is worse.” “I do not believe it,” Passini said still respectfully. “What is defeat? You go home.” “They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.” “I don’t believe it,” Passini said. “They can’t do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house.”This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway uses short sentences that

A
are still loaded with meaning.
B
contain very little more meaning.
C
are purposefully difficult to understand.
D
hold limited symbolic value.
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Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. “They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.” “I don’t believe it,” Passini said. “They can’t do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house.” “They hang you. They come and make you be a soldier again. Not in the auto-ambulance, in the infantry.” The use of simple and vigorous words in A Farewell to Arms reflects

A
the harsh and powerful reality of war.
B
the reality of life during the early 1900s.
C
the plain and boring nature of battle.
D
the difficulties of Hemingway’s life.

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