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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. Where does Julio take Marguerite at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. Who is assassinated in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What does Tchernoff worry about the Germans destroying?

5. What orders are received at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 1, Chapter 4, who visits Julio, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Madriaga.

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

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

Compare and contrast Julio and Marcelo.

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