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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Marcelo feel ashamed in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) The fact that he is cheating on Luisa with Marguerite Desnoyers.
(b) The fact that Julio refuses to serve his country.
(c) The fact that he ran from his country during war when he was younger.
(d) Marcelo never feels ashamed.

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

4. Who does Madriaga hire as an accountant?
(a) Marcelo Desnoyers.
(b) Karl von Hartrott.
(c) Julio Desnoyers.
(d) Rene Lacour.

5. What orders are received at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Withdrawal of troops.
(b) Mobilization of the French forces.
(c) Orders are received later in the book.
(d) A steak dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assassinated in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. What is Julio's cousin's profession?

3. Who is forced to stay with the Desnoyers family in Part 2, Chapter 3?

4. What does the sight of Marcelo's countrymen mobilizing revive in Marcelo?

5. How long does Julius think the war will last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Argensola's problem at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 2, and how does he resolve it?

2. Describe what Julio is doing at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 1, and what he has recently done.

3. Describe Julio's return to France, as detailed in Part 1, Chapter 1.

4. How does the war progress at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. What is the significance of the Arc de Triomphe?

6. What does Marcelo find when he arrives at his castle in Part 2, Chapter 3?

7. Describe Marcelo's journey to his castle in the country.

8. How does Madriaga die and who inherits his property?

9. What does Marguerite decide to do in Part 2, Chapter 2, and how does this change her?

10. Why does Marcelo take his family to visit the von Hartrott family in Germany?

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