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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. Why does Marcelo decide to go to the country in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) To visit his friends.
(b) To further his affair with Marguerite.
(c) To hide from the invading German military.
(d) To personally defend his property.

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

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

4. What is Luisa's nickname?
(a) China.
(b) Chica.
(c) Chicky.
(d) Chicha.

5. Where does Dona Luisa spend much time?
(a) Church.
(b) Library.
(c) Work.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what has been confiscated from Marcelo for the war effort?

2. What does Marcelo wish in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. Why does Marcelo leave Paris?

4. Who do Julio and Argensola encounter on the streets in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. What orders are received at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Biblical passage that Tchernoff quotes at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5.

2. Why does Marcelo feel guilty and envious in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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

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. Why does Marguerite go to the rail station in Part 2, Chapter 2, and what happens there?

7. What do Julio and Marguerite discuss when she finally arrives in Part 1, Chapter 1?

8. When Julio laments not being required to go to war, what does Argensola do?

9. Describe Julio and Argensola's neighbors.

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

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