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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. Whose home does Marcelo visit in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. What does Death carry in Tchernoff's story?

3. What does Marguerite refuse to do near the end of Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Marcelo believe the war is a waste of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Argensola's argument against Julius' beliefs, and how does Julius rebut?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Madriaga.

7. Describe Julio and Argensola's neighbors.

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what does Marcelo do during the day, and how does it make him feel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the tension within Marcelo's family parallel the tension between Germany and France? How is this demonstrated, and which characters serve as examples of this?

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between Marcelo and Julio change throughout the novel? What events elicit these changes?

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel's point of view enhance and inhibit the novel? How would the novel be different if an alternate point of view were used?

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