In his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway tells the story of Robert Jordan, a U.S. guerrilla warrior serving in the Spanish Civil War. who is given the assignment to blow up a bridge near what Spanish city?
- Segovia
- Valencia
- Madrid
- Barcelona
Answer
The correct answer is A) Segovia.
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