Character
Setting/Characters
Themes/Motifs
Quotes
Anything
100
An American who volunteers for the Italian Army?
Henry
100
City where Henry recovers from his wound.
Milan
100
To portray impending tragedy or misfortune, the novel uses the symbolism of…
Rain
100
Analyze the following quote: “‘You do not love Him at all?’ He asked. ‘I am afraid of Him in the night sometimes.’”
A: Shows one of of the characteristics of a Code Hero and Henry’s complicated relationship with religion.
100
What helps Henry’s decision to leave the war?
He is captured and almost executed
200
Nurse whose original view of war was picturesque.
Catherine Barkley
200
Place in Switzerland where Henry and Catherine stay.
Montreux
200
By the end of the novel, Henry is depicted as a soldier who is ___________ by his war experience.
Disillusioned
200
Analyze the following quote: “‘But at my back I always hear/ Time’s winged chariot hurrying near,’” I said. “I know that poem,” Catherine said.
A: Foreshadows Catherine’s death and touches upon the Illusion/Fantasy vs. Reality
200
Explain the circumstances of how Henry and Catherine first met.
Rinaldi liked Catherine and brought Henry along to meet her.
300
A victim of jokes and ridicule in the officer’s mess hall.
The Priest
300
Nurse who accuses Henry of giving himself jaundice.
Van Campen
300
Explain the drastic change in the priest’s view of the war from the beginning of the novel to when Henry returns:
He first believed the war would never end, but then feels that the soldiers will give up after all the horrors they faced.
300
Analyze the following quote: “Because you are gravely wounded. They say if you can prove you did any heroic act you can get the silver. Otherwise it will be the bronze. Tell me exactly what happened. Did you do any heroic acts?” “No,” I said. I was blown up while we were eating cheese.”
A: Code Hero - Henry won’t take credit for something he doesn’t deserve. Also shows that he is a true man. References the reality of war and how the government tried to encourage morale by giving away medals.
300
Name the city where Henry and Catherine were married.
They were never married
400
Surgeon who never learns to love.
Rinaldi
400
Is killed by his own soldiers.
Amyo
400
The title “A Farewell to Arms” could be explained as a double reference to the __________ and to the __________.
end of fighting and the loss of Catherine.
400
Analyze the following quote: “That was what you did. You died. You did not know what it was about. You never had time to learn. They threw you in and told you the rules and the first time they caught you off base they killed you.”
A: Signifies Henry’s complete disillusion not only with the war, but with life. You die in war, in life, and it is never fair. No one stands a chance of winning against death.
400
Describe the incident with the 3 doctors and what that even represented. Be specific.
The are inexperienced and are not confident in their abilities. This is another example of how unprepared the Americans are for the war.
500
Old gentleman who believes war is stupid.
Count Greffi
500
Tells Henry that all nations in the war are “cooked”.
English Major
500
Hemingway calls this novel his Romeo and Juliet. Explain why.
5 Books = 5 Acts; Introduction, Complication, Crisis, Falling Action, Resolution. Henry and Catherine are also star crossed lovers who are fated to never be together.
500
Analyze the following quotes: “It was no point of honor. I was not against them. I was through. I wished them all luck. There were the good ones, and the brave ones, and the calm ones and the sensible ones, and they deserved it. But it was not my show any more…”
A: Disillusionment with the army; betrayal of brotherhood; Henry makes the conscious decision to leave the army.
500
What item does Catherine carry with her when Henry meets her and why? What does it symbolize?
Deceased lover’s riding crop. It symbolizes that she is still has not recovered from his sudden and violent death.
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