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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. What happens to the Keeper's daughter at the end of Part 2, Chapter 5?

2. What does Argensola find interesting at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 4?

3. Who do Marcelo and his companion visit first in Part 3, Chapter 3?

4. Who does Luisa begin visiting in Part 3, Chapter 1?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 2, what do Marcelo and Argensola discuss?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Julio find Marguerite with, and what does she confess about this person?

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

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

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

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

8. In Part 3, Chapter 2, who does Marcelo see, and what does he learn about this person?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of wealth in this novel? What events are driven by wealth and poverty?

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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