Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. We parked the cars beyond the brickyard. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. There were three doctors that I knew. 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. Which best describes Hemingway's style of writing in the excerpt?

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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Ethen Stewart

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8 June, 13:06

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. We parked the cars beyond the brickyard. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. There were three doctors that I knew. 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. Which best describes Hemingway's style of writing in the excerpt?

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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Jocelyn Fry · Answer 1

D is the correct answer. As can be seen from the excerpt, "There were three doctors that I knew. I talked with the major ... ", it can be seen that he easily interacts with people of different ranks and classes.