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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. When does Marcelo's family return home?

2. What feeling overcomes Marcelo at the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?

3. Who does Julio believe was wounded in the war when he learns about Marguerite's situation?

4. What is Marcelo's castle used for at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 4, what does Julio learn from a note?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are Commandant Blumhardt's actions in Part 2, Chapter 5?

8. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 2, what does Senator Lacour offer Marcelo, and how does Marcelo react?

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

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

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 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

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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