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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Marcelo's family return home?

2. What is Marcelo's castle used for at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. Who does Chichi pray for in Part 3, Chapter 1?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 1, what division is Rene transferred to?

5. Who does Marcelo befriend at dinner in Part 2, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Commandant Blumhardt's actions in Part 2, Chapter 5?

2. Describe Marcelo and Senator Lacour's journey to see Julio after visiting Rene.

3. Describe Chichi's actions at the end of Part 3, Chapter 1.

4. Why is it difficult for the party in Part 3, Chapter 5 to find Julio's grave?

5. What occurs between Marcelo and Julio at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?

6. Describe Marcelo's dinner with the Count in Part 2, Chapter 5.

7. Describe the reunion between Marcelo and Julio in Part 3, Chapter 3.

8. What happens in Part 3, Chapter 1 when Luisa visits Argensola?

9. What happens to Marcelo's castle at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

10. In Part 3, Chapter 2, who does Marcelo see, and what does he learn about this person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does religion play in this novel? Which characters demonstrate their religious beliefs, and how?

Essay Topic 2

How does the novel's point of view enhance and inhibit the novel? How would the novel be different if an alternate point of view were used?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Marcelo and Julio change throughout the novel? What events elicit these changes?

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