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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 is the soldier that visits Marcelo at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?

2. Who does Marcelo argue with in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. What order is given on the third night in Part 2, Chapter 6?

4. What is Luisa convinced of when Julio returns to the front?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 5, what does the Keeper bury on Marcelo's property?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Marcelo and Senator Lacour's journey to see Julio after visiting Rene.

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4, what does Julio learn about Marguerite?

5. Describe the reunion between Marcelo and Julio in Part 3, Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the events of the novel suggest about the morality and affects of war?

Essay Topic 2

How does the tension within Marcelo's family parallel the tension between Germany and France? How is this demonstrated, and which characters serve as examples of this?

Essay Topic 3

Investigate the title of the novel. What is the significance of the title? Provide evidence from the novel to support your conclusions.

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