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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Count plan to take with him when he leaves Marcelo's castle?
(a) Luisa's furniture.
(b) Luisa, Marcelo's wife.
(c) A portrait of Luisa.
(d) All of Marcelo's money.

2. In Part 2, Chapter 6, why do the Germans cut holes into the fence?
(a) For amusement.
(b) To make room for their rifles.
(c) To further destroy Marcelo's castle.
(d) To spy through.

3. Who recounts Julio's war stories in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Argensola.
(b) Luisa.
(c) Elena.
(d) Marcelo.

4. What is Marcelo eager to do near the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) Have another child.
(b) Return to Argentina.
(c) Give his son's body a proper burial.
(d) Die and join his son.

5. Near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3, who are Marcelo and the senator introduced to?
(a) The Count.
(b) The chief.
(c) The Keeper.
(d) The general.

6. What does Argensola find interesting at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) The German plane.
(b) Food.
(c) Julio's paintings.
(d) Marguerite.

7. To what post is Rene assigned in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Clerical post in Paris.
(b) Clergical post in Paris.
(c) Ammunitions post in Paris.
(d) Ammunitions post in London.

8. What appendage does Rene lose in the war?
(a) A hand.
(b) A leg.
(c) A foot.
(d) An arm.

9. What order is given on the third night in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) To return to Germany.
(b) To kill Marcelo.
(c) To evacuate.
(d) To attack.

10. How does Marcelo feel about seeing his son near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Tired.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Angry.

11. Who arrives and requests to speak to Marcelo in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) The General.
(b) Otto von Hartrott.
(c) The Keeper.
(d) The Count.

12. What feeling overcomes Marcelo at the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) The feeling that his son has become a man.
(b) The feeling that he should get out of the area immediately.
(c) The feeling that no one would dare kill his son.
(d) The feeling that his wife is leaving him for another man.

13. What is Marcelo's castle used for at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A German hospital.
(c) Storing Marcelo's antiques.
(d) A museum.

14. What do the Desnoyers learn at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Julio has been wounded.
(b) Julio has gotten married.
(c) Julio has disappeared completely.
(d) Julio has been killed.

15. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Marcelo realize about his son?
(a) Julio is going to die soon.
(b) Julio is now a man.
(c) Julio is already married.
(d) Julio will never change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What turns the tide of the war and helps Paris escape certain invasion?

2. Who is killed at the end of Part 2, Chapter 5?

3. What does Luisa explicitly wish near the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?

4. What does Marcelo make a big deal about in Part 3, Chapter 2?

5. What does Marguerite tell Julio toward the end of Part 2, Chapter 4?

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