Question 7 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms . The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village. Keeping in mind Hemingway’s iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an “entrance to a circus or a native village”?
Answer
A
a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on
B
a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage
C
a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location
D
a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war
Explanation
The comparison to a circus or a native village makes the covered road seem strange and unfamiliar, rather than directly describing the horrors of war. Hemingway’s iceberg principle suggests that this brief image hints at a deeper feeling without spelling it out. The best fit is unease as the narrator enters a peculiar, alien-looking place.
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