A Farewell To Arms Quiz

Front 1

What is the occupation of the novel’s narrator, Frederic Henry?

Back 1

an ambulance driver for the Italian army during World War I

Front 2

Who is Frederic’s roommate?

Back 2

Rinaldi, an Italian surgeon

Front 3

What is the nationality of Catherine Barkley?

Back 3

British

Front 4

What beloved person has Catherine lost to the war?

Back 4

Her fiancé

Front 5

When does Frederic Henry realize that he is in love with Catherine?

Back 5

When he sees her in the hospital after he has been injured

Front 6

When Henry is nearly healed from his leg injury, what illness does he suddenly suffer from?

Back 6

jaundice

Front 7

Upon returning to duty at the front after his hospital stay in Milan, who is the first person Henry talks to?

Back 7

the major

Front 8

What disease does Rinaldi fear he has contracted?

Back 8

syphilis

Front 9

During the retreat, which of Henry’s drivers shoots the fleeing engineer to death for refusing to help Henry’s men dislodge their vehicle from the mud?

Back 9

Bonello

Front 10

Henry is captured during the retreat by a group of Italian battle police. Who are these battle police executing, primarily?

Back 10

Italian officers who are separated from their troops

Front 11

After Henry escapes from the battle police, what does he decide to do?

Back 11

Desert the army forever and find Catherine

Front 12

What is Helen Ferguson’s reaction to seeing Henry in Stresa?

Back 12

She is angry with him

Front 13

Who gives Catherine and Henry a boat to help them leave Italy?

Back 13

Emilio, the bartender

Front 14

After living for some months in Switzerland, what does Catherine ask Henry to do?

Back 14

Grow a beard

Front 15

Whom does Catherine want with her as she is dying?

Back 15

only Henry