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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 Tchernoff believe that the Germans will win the war?

2. Who often joins Marcelo and Argensola's conversations in Part 3, Chapter 2?

3. Where is Elena going in order to travel from there to Berlin?

4. What appendage does Rene lose in the war?

5. Where does Julio go after leaving Marguerite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Marcelo visit Julio's studio in Part 3, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Marcelo's return to Paris in Part 2, Chapter 6.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the relationship between Marcelo and Julio change throughout the novel? What events elicit these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does religion play in this novel? Which characters demonstrate their religious beliefs, and how?

Essay Topic 3

What role does guilt play in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"? Which characters are affected by this motif, and what events and thoughts does it elicit?

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