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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 has happened, just as Eliezer feared?

2. What does Kathleen know when he says he will?

3. What is her response when he tells her he has no money?

4. What does the doctor tell the protagonist took place during the surgery?

5. What is the result of Kathleen trying to change him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the protagonist respond to the woman's request?

2. Why is the protagonist not able to make love to the girl?

3. What do the doctor and the protagonist say about the river?

4. Who arrives before Kathleen? Describe their behavior. How does the protagonist respond to this.

5. Where can Kathleen not reach the protagonist? How does she deal with this?

6. What is Eliezer's memory about the train station?

7. How has this traumatic experience affected the girl?

8. What does Kathleen ask of Eliezer?

9. What has happened to Kathleen?

10. Describe the protagonist's story about his teacher.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Paul Russel is a pivotal character in the story.

Part 1) Why is he a pivotal character?

Part 2) How does the protagonist interact with him? Why?

Part 3) How, in a sense, are the doctor/patient roles reversed?

Essay Topic 2

The smell of meat reminds the protagonist of previous events.

Part 1) Describe these events. Why do these events occur?

Part 2) How do these events reveal the horrors of the holocaust?

Part 3) Can you relate to this kind of trauma? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Shimon, the protagonist's friend, considers him a saint.

Part 1) Why does he consider him a saint? How does the protagonist feel about this?

Part 2) How does the protagonist mimic this thought later in the novel?

Part 3) Compare the person and reaction later in the novel to his reaction to being called a saint.

Part 4) What is the connection between this and the stranger on the ship and Gyula?

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