Characters
He is the American ambulance driver and protagonist of the novel.
Who is Frederic Henry
This is the war during which the story takes place.
What is World War 1
This type of weather often symbolizes death or misfortune in the novel.
What is rain
This narrative point of view is used in the novel.
What is first person
“I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain.”
Who is Henry
This British nurse becomes Frederic Henry’s love interest.
Who is Catherine Barkley
The location where Frederic and Catherine go the night before he leaves.
What is a hotel
Hemingway’s writing style in the novel is best described using this term.
What is minimalism or the iceberg theory
Hemingway won this prestigious award for literature in 1954.
What is the Nobel Prize
"You’re my religion. You’re all I’ve got."
Frederic’s close friend and surgeon in the Italian army.
Who is Rinaldi
This is how Frederic escapes being captured after the Italian retreat.
He jumps into a river
Frederic’s growing disillusionment with this is a key theme of the novel.
What is war
The book is partially based on Hemingway’s own experiences in this role.
What is an ambulance driver in World War 1
"I’m not a nurse. I’m just a woman who is trying to take care of you."
Who is Helen Ferguson
He is constantly mocked and visits Henry in the field hospital.
Catherine is how far along when she tells Henry?
What is three months
The novel explores this theme through Frederic and Catherine’s relationship.
What is love and loss
Hemingway was part of this group of post-WWI writers.
What is the Lost Generation
"I had two girls in the truck, but they’re no good."
Who is Aymo
Catherine's friend and fellow nurse who is skeptical of romance.
Who is Helen Ferguson
What is the last name of the husband and wife that are into horse betting
What in the story represents the idea of being trapped
What is Catherine's pregnancy
The novel was first published in this year.
1929
"I am a little afraid of you, but not much."
Who is Rinaldi