Question

read the excerpt from hemingway’s a farewell to arms.
“it could not be worse,” passini said respectfully. “there is nothing worse than war.”
“defeat is worse.”
“i do not believe it,” passini said still respectfully. “what is defeat? you go home.”
“they come after you. they take your home. they take your sisters.”
“i don’t believe it,” passini said. “they can’t do that to everybody. let everybody defend his home. let them keep their sisters in the house.”
this excerpt exemplifies how hemingway uses short sentences that
○ are still loaded with meaning.
○ contain very little more meaning.
○ are purposefully difficult to understand.
○ hold limited symbolic value.

Explanation:

Hemingway's writing style in this excerpt uses short sentences. These sentences, like "Defeat is worse" and the dialogue about war and its consequences, carry significant meaning about the horrors of war, defeat, and personal loss. The other options are incorrect: "contain very little more meaning" goes against the depth of the dialogue; "purposefully difficult to understand" is wrong as the sentences are clear; "hold limited symbolic value" is incorrect as the sentences symbolize the impact of war. So the correct option is the one about sentences being loaded with meaning.

Answer:

A. are still loaded with meaning