Questions in Past Papers (PU) | For Whom the Bell Tolls By Ernest Hemingway | Eureka Study Aids

1. Discuss Hemingway's fictional technique with particular reference to 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'. (2003) 

2. Discuss Robert Jordan as typical Hemingway hero in For Whom the Bell Tolls. (2004) 

3. Discuss the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls as a critical analysis of the behaviour of human beings under turbulent conditions of war. (2005) 

4. Discuss Jordan's relationship with Maria. Do you find Maria a convincing character? (2006) 

5. Discuss Robert Jordan as Hemingway's tragic hero. (2007) 

6. Write a detailed critical note on Robert Jordan's character in Hemingway's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'. (2008) 

7. Can Hemingway be discussed as being sentimentally obsessed with violence. Discuss with close reference to the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. (2009) 

8. Discuss Jordan's relationship with Maria in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Do you find Maria a convincing character? (2010) 

9. Hemingway has been praised by critics for his meticulous craftsmanship and dramatic understatement. Illustrate these qualities by referring closely to the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. (2011) 

10. Discuss Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" as a study of disillusionment. (2012) 

11. The book begins and ends with the same image of Robert Jordan lying on the forest floor. Critics attribute this to the underlying circular nature of the book. Discuss why Hemingway adopted his technique in For Whom the Bell Tolls. (2013) 

12. Earnest Hemingway is famous for his condensed, crisp and journalistic style of writing. Discuss the narrative techniques he uses in For Whom the Bell Tolls. (2014) 

13. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is about man's struggle to find meanings in a world dominated by chaos and disorder. (2015) 

14. "For Whom The Bell Tolls" is an existentialist novel. Discuss (2016) 

15. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Earnest Hemingway lays bare the sophisticated face of modern civilization. (2017) 

16. Discuss "For Whom the Bells Tolls" by Hemingway as a novel about war and violence. (2018) 

17. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a novel about the horrors of war but also about courage and self-sacrifice. Elucidate. (2019)