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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 must Rene go back to work in Part 3, Chapter 3?

2. What is Marcelo eager to do near the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?

3. Who has been sleeping in Marcelo's room in Part 2, Chapter 5?

4. What does Marcelo find when he returns to his castle at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6?

5. Where is it said that the Virgin Mary appeared once, according to Part 2, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs between Marcelo and Julio at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?

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

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

4. How does Marcelo feel at the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens in Part 3, Chapter 1 when Luisa visits Argensola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do the lives of the characters change due to the war?

Essay Topic 3

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

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