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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcelo hand out to the soldiers in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. Who gives Argensola supplies?

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

4. What does Julio want money for in Part 2, Chapter 2?

5. Who does Julius believe is the supreme race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Karl von Hartrott returns to Germany with his family?

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

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

4. Why do Marguerite and Julio leave the garden at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1, and what happens as they leave?

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

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

7. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what do Luisa and Elena pray for, and how does Marcelo feel about this?

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

9. How is Luisa scandalized by her daughter's behavior in Part 2, Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes (love, family, war) in this novel and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the plot of the novel? How does it affect the various characters in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"?

Essay Topic 2

How is foreshadowing used in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, concluding with the resolution of the foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

What role does religion play in this novel? Which characters demonstrate their religious beliefs, and how?

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