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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is assassinated in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Marcelo.
(b) Argensola.
(c) Julio.
(d) Jaures.

2. What does the sight of Marcelo's countrymen mobilizing revive in Marcelo?
(a) Anger at his country.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Paternal instinct.
(d) Love for his wife.

3. Who commits suicide at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Argensola.
(b) Julio.
(c) The German woman who lives next door to Julio and Argensola.
(d) Marcelo.

4. Who is Julio meeting in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Marguerite Laurier.
(b) Chichi Desnoyers.
(c) Marcelo Desnoyers.
(d) Rene Lacour.

5. Where does Julio take Marguerite at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Argentina.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) Arc de Triomphe.
(d) His house.

6. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Marcelo believe the war is a waste of?
(a) Time.
(b) Money.
(c) Men.
(d) Energy.

7. Whose acquaintance does Argensola make while Julio is in Argentina?
(a) Julius von Hartrott's.
(b) Luisa's.
(c) Marcelo's.
(d) Their neighbors'.

8. Whose home does Marcelo visit in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Senator Lacour's.
(b) A carpenter's.
(c) Julio's.
(d) Karl von Hartrott's.

9. What does Marguerite refuse to do near the end of Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) She agrees to everything he asks.
(b) Marry Julio.
(c) Go home with Julio.
(d) Return to her husband.

10. Who visits Julio's studio in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Karl von Hartrott.
(b) Marcelo Desnoyers.
(c) Chichi Desnoyers.
(d) Julius von Hartrott.

11. Who do Luisa and Elena pray for at church in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) Marcelo.
(c) Argensola.
(d) The religious community.

12. What prevents the fulfillment of Marcelo's wish in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) He is sterile.
(b) Marcelo receives his wish.
(c) Politics.
(d) He is too old.

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

14. Who is Julio's roommate?
(a) Marcelo.
(b) Chichi.
(c) Rene.
(d) Argensola.

15. Where has Julio recently returned from in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Argentina.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marcelo's family want to move?

2. During her studies in Part 2, Chapter 2, what does Marguerite think she should become?

3. Why does Argensola quit the legion of Spanish and South American volunteers that he forms?

4. What makes Marcelo feel ashamed in Part 2, Chapter 1?

5. What does Marcelo decide to do immediately after Madriaga's death?

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