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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. How old is Madriaga when he dies?

2. Why does Julius visit Julio?

3. What does Madriaga do when Karl asks to marry Elena?

4. Who is Julio surprised to find at his parents' house?

5. Why is Argensola unable to stockpile food and drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marcelo learn in Part 2, Chapter 1 when he visits his carpenter?

3. Describe Julio's relationship with Argensola.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Marcelo leave France, according to Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does guilt play in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"? Which characters are affected by this motif, and what events and thoughts does it elicit?

Essay Topic 2

How does the relationship between Julio and Marguerite affect the story's plot? How would the novel be different if Marguerite had not ended their affair?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters in this novel serve as the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s)? What events and/or characteristics cause these characters to be labeled as such?

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