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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 the Untitled Opening Section, how long does Otto wander after reading the story?

2. In The Untitled Opening Section, how many years before the War to End All wars does the section begin?

3. Where did Otto buy a book that morning in The Untitled Opening Section?

4. In Part One, Chapter 4, how tall is the A-frame ladder at the factory?

5. In Part One, Chapter 23, what day of the week does Friedrich want Uncle Gunter to leave for Berne?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Chapter 3, why did Friedrich's father take him out of school, and what did Friedrich do when he quit school?

2. In Part One, Chapter 2, what does Friedrich look like?

3. In Part Two, Chapter 5, how does Frankie think they might leave the orphanage?

4. In Part One, Chapter 1, what does Friedrich's father plan to do now that he has retired?

5. How do officials learn that Martin and Friedrich plan to leave in Chapter 18?

6. Why does Mrs. von Gerber visit in Chapter 22?

7. In the story that Otto reads to the three sisters, what happens after their father the king dies?

8. What do Mike and Frankie look like in Part Two, Chapter 1?

9. In Chapter 19, what do Friedrich and Uncle Gunter gather from Friedrich's house?

10. In Part Two, Chapter 4, why does Mouse say that Bishop's is a work mill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friedrich notices that people begin embracing political correctness as Hitler and the Nazi’s influence permeate German society. Why do so many characters in Part One embrace political correctness, and how does the tendency to follow the Nazi party line turn friends against friends and family members against family members?

Essay Topic 2

Elisabeth becomes a member of a Hitler Youth group. How does Elisabeth change and how do her relationships with her family change after she joins the Hitler Youth group?

Essay Topic 3

The harmonica helps the main characters in the novel deal with the difficulties in their lives. How does having the harmonica assist each of the main characters in freeing themselves from the difficulties and challenges in their lives?

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