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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. Why does Marcelo take the women of his family south?

2. What does Marguerite allow Julio to do?

3. Where does Dona Luisa spend much time?

4. What does Marcelo begin to collect?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe what Julio is doing at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 1, and what he has recently done.

6. Describe Julio's relationship with Argensola.

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

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

9. Describe Madriaga.

10. Why does Marcelo decide to leave Madriaga's ranch, and how does Madriaga react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Marcelo Desnoyers change throughout the novel? Detail the changes that he makes and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of wealth in this novel? What events are driven by wealth and poverty?

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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