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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. Of what did the narrator have twenty-six copies?
2. What unique symbol is on Campbell's typewriter given to him in the Jerusalem prison?
3. How does Bernard O'Hare, who had captured the narrator in Germany, get the narrator's address?
4. What childish phrase does the Blue Fairy Godmother tell the narrator that he should not expect to hear for himself?
5. What is one thing that Heinz was willing to do for his motorcycle that he was not willing to do for his wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Robert Wilson, the Black Fuehrer of Harlem, mean when he says that he and the narrator were on "opposite" sides? Provide some explanation as to why Wilson chose the side he did.
2. Why had Father Keeley been "unfrocked"?
3. Why was Lionel Jones sent to prison (before he became acquainted with the narrator), and based on what evidence?
4. Where and in what kind of place does the narrator live while he is in hiding?
5. What frequently occurs in the little park outside the narrator's window that would often get his attention, and what is the significance of this?
6. In chapter one, where is the narrator? Why is he there and what is he doing?
7. What is Abraham Epstein's mother hoping to prove when she speaks to the narrator in German?
8. Describe the Free American Corps. What was its purpose and how successful was it?
9. Describe Resi's reaction to the news that her dog must be killed.
10. What effect does the narrator's broadcast have on Werner Noth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the process Howard Campbell goes through from hiding from prosecution to wanting to face punishment for his crimes.
Essay Topic 2
A friend of yours is considering reading Mother Night and wants your opinion. Write your friend a letter telling him or her what you think of the novel. Do you think it's a good novel or a waste of time? Discuss reasons for your opinions.
Essay Topic 3
Howard Campbell discovers that Resi has not only deceived him by posing as Helga's sister, but is also a communist agent involved in a plot to kidnap him. Discuss why Campbell is not particularly shocked or angered by these betrayals.
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