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

2. To what post is Rene assigned in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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

4. Who does Blumhardt continually watch in Part 2, Chapter 5?

5. What is Chichi glad about at the end of Part 3, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the events of the novel suggest about the morality and affects of war?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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