Soldier's Home

Upon returning home, Krebs is presented with

• the only people who truly understand him.

• a lack of interest and excitement from the town and family.

• the setting he needs in order to forget about the war.

Kreb's father is characterized as

• cautious yet detached.

• controlling and angry.

• devoted and considerate.

Kreb's sister wants her brother's assurance that she is his girl and he is her beau. What does this suggest about her view of Krebs?

• Krebs and his sister are devoted to each other.

• She is retreating into his childhood.

• She sees him as her hero.

The mother's statement, "we are all of us in His Kingdom," is intended to appeal to her son's

• spirituality

• patriotism

• justice

• apathy

Why does Krebs decide to seek employment in a new city?

• To accommodate his mother's request to get a job.

• To avoid commitment and complication.

• To relocate and begin a fresh start.

• All of those reasons.

Hemingway's choice of diction when Krebs says, "I know, Mummy....I'll try and be a good boy for you," suggests that Krebs

• is mocking his mother for nagging him about getting a job.

• is using sarcasm to belittle her.

• wishes to retreat into childhood.

Krebs observes that the girls in his town have bobbed hair and wear silk stockings - the outward signs of modern girls - but he does not want to work at chasing after them because he

• doesn't want the complications they present

• does not remember how to carry on a proper courtship.

• preferes the carefree spirits of the European girls he has known.

• wishes they were more like his sister.

What makes Krebs's mother cry?

• When he introduces her to his fiancee.

• When Krebs says he does not love her or love anybody.

• When he tells his father that he loves him.

Krebs wants some things "most of all." Which of the following is NOT something he wants?

• To live without any consequences

• To have the love of his family

• To be left alone

• To have no complications

What does Krebs find most challenging about returning to civilian life?

• Reconnecting with old friends.

• Finding a job that suits him.

• Dealing with the expectations of his family and society.