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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. Who does an officer take Marcelo to see in Part 2, Chapter 5?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Marcelo realize about his son?

3. How does Marcelo feel about seeing his son near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?

4. Where is it said that the Virgin Mary appeared once, according to Part 2, Chapter 4?

5. Why does Tchernoff believe that the Germans will win the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 5, where is Marcelo taken, and why? What does he see?

2. Why is it difficult for the party in Part 3, Chapter 5 to find Julio's grave?

3. Describe Marcelo's dinner with the Count in Part 2, Chapter 5.

4. What do Marcelo, Senator Lacour, and Rene discuss in Part 3, Chapter 3?

5. Describe Chichi's actions at the end of Part 3, Chapter 1.

6. What does Marcelo think about while sitting by his son's grave?

7. What happens in Part 3, Chapter 1 when Luisa visits Argensola?

8. What does Marguerite say about her feelings and her relationship with Julio at the end of Part 2, Chapter 4?

9. How does Luisa and Elena's relationship change in Part 3, Chapter 1, and why?

10. What happens to Marcelo's castle at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do the minor characters in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" affect the novel's plot? How would the novel be altered if one or more of these characters were removed from the novel?

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