The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there.

—a farewell to arms, ernest hemingway

describe the novel’s style by completing the following statements

the diction is
a) common and specific
b) exaggerated and emotional
c) vague and loose
d) clever and sophisticated

the syntax is
a) varied and unusual
b) long and traditional
c) modern and complex
d) repetitive and brief

the style is
a) flowery and colorful
b) accurate and realistic
c) experimental and rigid
d) lifeless and technical