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 pleased 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