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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Desnoyers family move halfway through Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) New York City.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

2. What does Julio want to do more than anything?
(a) Marry Marguerite.
(b) Become a soldier.
(c) Leave France.
(d) Inherit his father's castle.

3. Who teaches Marcelo a lot in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Julio.
(b) Madriaga.
(c) Luisa.
(d) Karl.

4. What does Julio feel depressed about in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) His family.
(b) His affair with Marguerite.
(c) His poor ability at painting.
(d) War.

5. Why does Marcelo take the women of his family south?
(a) To get them away from the advancing forces.
(b) To get them away from him.
(c) To allow them a vacation.
(d) He takes them north, not south.

6. Who does Marguerite see at the rail station in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Julio.
(d) Marcelo.

7. Where does Marcelo go during the days in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Church.
(b) Work.
(c) Home.
(d) The station.

8. Who is Julio surprised to find at his parents' house?
(a) His mother.
(b) Aunt Elena.
(c) Marguerite's husband.
(d) Marguerite Laurier.

9. How does Madriaga treat Karl and Elena's children?
(a) Refuses to acknowledge them as his grandchildren.
(b) The same as all of his other grandchildren.
(c) Spoils them completely.
(d) Karl and Elena do not have children.

10. Why does Marcelo take his family to Berlin?
(a) To escape the upcoming war.
(b) Marcelo does not take his family to Berlin.
(c) To go to Madriaga's funeral.
(d) To visit the von Hartrotts.

11. What does Julio want money for in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To brag to Rene Lacour.
(c) To buy a present for Argensola's birthday.
(d) To marry Marguerite.

12. In Tchernoff's story, who rides a white horse?
(a) Conquest.
(b) War.
(c) Famine.
(d) Death.

13. On whom does Argensola base his argument that there is no pure German culture?
(a) Julio.
(b) Marcelo.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Socrates.

14. What non-European nationality is represented in the people walking through the streets of Paris in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) North Americans.
(b) Asians.
(c) Indians.
(d) Africans.

15. Why does Marguerite train in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) To serve her country.
(b) To become rich.
(c) To help children.
(d) To get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the neighbor that Marcelo befriends?

2. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Marcelo believe the war is a waste of?

3. Who gives Argensola supplies?

4. What prevents the fulfillment of Marcelo's wish in Part 2, Chapter 1?

5. What does Marguerite train to become in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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