Berlin Noir Test | Final Test - Hard

Philip Kerr
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Berlin Noir Test | Final Test - Hard

Philip Kerr
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. As the Cold War begins, where does Berlin lie?

2. Who is Becker warned by his contact to forget that he ever met?

3. What does Gunther feel that he needs space to think about?

4. Why was Inge taking cocaine?

5. In Part I of A German Requiem, how many countries occupy Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Becker's assignment and who did he meet with?

2. When Becker opened one of the packages he was supposed to deliver, what did he find?

3. Describe how Captain Linden and Becker meet.

4. Who is Neumann and what does he tell Gunther that helps him in his case?

5. How did Becker escape from imprisonment during the war and get his assignment with the American company in Pullach?

6. How does Gunther kill Nebe and escape?

7. What does Gunther realize about Linden's death from Belinsky and looking at dental records in Dr. Heim's office?

8. What is revealed in the seance about a dead teenager?

9. What does Colonel Poroshin ask Gunther to do?

10. What does the discovery of hashish reveal to Gunther?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Bernhard Gunther. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

"He had a nose that looked like it'd gotten more pockmarks in it than every bit of land between the Germans and English at the Somme." Find other examples of simile employed by Philip Kerr in the Berlin Noir that are effective and humorous, revealing interesting details about characters.

Essay Topic 3

Fear is an important theme throughout the book, particularly when unusual, unexplained, or terrible things happen. Discuss fear as it is used in Berlin Noir. Explain how fear works into various stories and how it relates to various characters.

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