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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 stop going to the studio as much toward the end of Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Because Argensola asks him to never return.
(b) Because Marcelo cannot afford transportation for the visit.
(c) Because Tchernoff claims the Germans will be victorious.
(d) Because Luisa suspects him of having an affair.

2. What do Marcelo and Tchernoff disagree about in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) What to order for dinner.
(b) Whether Julio will die at war.
(c) Which one should be with Marguerite.
(d) How long the war will take.

3. What does Marcelo do to the first French officer he sees in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Kisses him.
(b) Hits him.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Shoots him.

4. Who does an officer take Marcelo to see in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Otto von Hartrott.
(b) Julio.
(c) The General.
(d) The Keeper.

5. Why does the atmosphere change near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Julio and Marcelo begin to argue.
(b) Julio gets shot.
(c) A woman walks by.
(d) Enemy begins to fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Blumhardt continually watch in Part 2, Chapter 5?

2. To what post is Rene assigned in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. How does Argensola view the war?

4. What does Argensola find interesting at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. What does the Count order be done to the 18-year-old boy in Part 2, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marcelo assuage his hunger in Part 2, Chapter 6?

2. Describe Marcelo and Senator Lacour's journey to see Julio after visiting Rene.

3. Why is it difficult for the party in Part 3, Chapter 5 to find Julio's grave?

4. What does Marcelo think about while sitting by his son's grave?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 5, where is Marcelo taken, and why? What does he see?

6. How does Luisa and Elena's relationship change in Part 3, Chapter 1, and why?

7. What do Marcelo, Senator Lacour, and Rene discuss in Part 3, Chapter 3?

8. What happens to Marcelo's castle at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

9. Describe Marcelo's return to Paris in Part 2, Chapter 6.

10. In Part 3, Chapter 2, who does Marcelo see, and what does he learn about this person?

(see the answer keys)

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