Characters
Who is the narrator, what is his role in the war, and what is his nationality?
Frederic Henry, Ambulance driver/tenente, american
What does Henry suggest to the man with a hernia, attempting to be rid of the front and his commanding officers?
Henry suggests that he should bump his head
Who says the following quote, “You don't have to pretend you love me. That’s over for the evening.”
Catherine
In the beginning of the book what does the fall season and the leaves foreshadow?
death
What happened in Catherine’s past to make her seem “crazy” to Henry
death of her fiance
Meaning lieutenant in English, what is Frederic Henry’s nickname given to him by the Italians?
Tenente
Who says the following quote, “It does not matter. But there in my country it is understood that a man may love God. It is not a dirty joke.”
The priest
How does Rinaldi approach relationships with women?
He's casual and playful
A very eccentric and affectionate character, who is Henry’s roommate and what is his job?
Rinaldi, surgeon in the Italian army
How does Frederic describe his own emotions during the war in book one?
detached
Who says the following quote “This was a game, like bridge, in which you said things instead of playing cards. Like bridge you had to pretend like you were playing for money or playing for some stakes. Nobody had mentioned what the stakes were.”
Henry
At the beginning of the novel, Henry had noticed “small gray motor cars” (p.4) driving past his village, what does he assume these cars are doing or who are they carrying?
Transporting high ranked individuals or the “king”
What does Miss Barkley carry that once belonged to her past fiance?
A stick
What are Frederic's views of the priest
likes him even though he claims to not be religous
How or in what did Henry respond to Rinaldi after Rinaldi had mentioned to him about receiving an award or the “medaglia d’argento but perhaps they can only get the bronze” (p.55) for his heroic acts?
He responds in a defensive tone that he is not deserving of any award.
Although Henry admits to the priest that he is not devoted to any faith, what religious object does he carry with him on the way up to the front?
A St. Anthony medal
What does Miss Barkley say about her fiance and his death?
Dies in the war as a British soldier
What event led to Henry being transferred to Milan?
A shrapnel wound
Who says the following quote, “There is a class that controls a country that is stupid and does not realize anything and never can. That is why we have this war"
Passini
Desiring a return to the place where tradition holds true meaning, where does the priest suggest Henry go while he is recovering?
Abruzzi