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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 offers to arrange for Marcelo to visit Julio?

2. What does Luisa explicitly wish near the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?

3. Why can't Marcelo go to Julio near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?

4. What is the topic of conversation Rene chooses in Part 3, Chapter 3?

5. Why does Marcelo go to Julio's studio in Part 3, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Marcelo become friends with in Part 3, Chapter 2, and what alters their friendship?

3. What is the importance of the battle of the Marne?

4. How does Marcelo assuage his hunger in Part 2, Chapter 6?

5. What happens to Rene in Part 3, Chapter 4?

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

7. Why does Julio return to Paris in Part 3, Chapter 4, and what happens during his stay?

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

9. How do the Germans repay Marcelo and the Keeper's hospitality in Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Luisa with Chichi. How are these two women different? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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