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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. Where does Dona Luisa spend much time?

2. What does Marguerite allow Julio to do?

3. Who does Julio begin an affair with in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What does Julio want to do more than anything?

5. What non-European nationality is represented in the people walking through the streets of Paris in Part 2, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Julio's return to France, as detailed in Part 1, Chapter 1.

2. What are Julius' opinions about the pending war?

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

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

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

6. How does Julio meet Marguerite, what happens, and how does Marcelo feel about the situation?

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

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

9. Describe Marcelo's journey to his castle in the country.

10. Describe Julio's relationship with Argensola.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Julio and Marcelo.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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