Question

What did the major do before the war? (from a story by ernest hemingway on gradpoint)

Answer 1

He was the greatest fencer in Italy

Answer 2

The occupation by which the Major was known before the war was that He was the greatest fencer in Italy.The Major in the story was so good at fencing and sword fighting that he was considered the best fencer in Italy before the war broke out and engulfed Italy in conflict.