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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the cannons installed in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) On wagons.
(b) On top of Marcelo's castle.
(c) In Marcelo's bedroom.
(d) In the garden.

2. What feeling overcomes Marcelo at the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) The feeling that no one would dare kill his son.
(b) The feeling that he should get out of the area immediately.
(c) The feeling that his son has become a man.
(d) The feeling that his wife is leaving him for another man.

3. What is Marcelo eager to do near the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) Have another child.
(b) Return to Argentina.
(c) Give his son's body a proper burial.
(d) Die and join his son.

4. Why does the atmosphere change near the end of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Julio and Marcelo begin to argue.
(b) Julio gets shot.
(c) A woman walks by.
(d) Enemy begins to fire.

5. Who is the soldier that visits Marcelo at the end of Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Marguerite's husband.
(b) Julio.
(c) Rene.
(d) Otto von Hartrott.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what maps is Marcelo shown?

2. What appendage does Rene lose in the war?

3. What do the Desnoyers learn at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 4?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 6, why do the Germans cut holes into the fence?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Pau, and how does this city make Julio feel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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