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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. How does Marcelo obtain food in Part 2, Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. Who is killed at the end of Part 2, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Marcelo think about while sitting by his son's grave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes (love, family, war) in this novel and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the plot of the novel? How does it affect the various characters in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Julio and Marcelo.

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