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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. How many brothers and sisters does the narrator have?
2. Arpad Kovacs was personally congratulated by __________, whom he would have killed had he known how important he was.
3. Why did Resi remove her mittens when she was sitting in the music room?
4. Of what did the narrator have twenty-six copies?
5. What sport did the narrator and Heinz Schildknecht play together?
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. Describe the narrator's lifestyle while he is in hiding. How does he live and from where does he get his income?
3. What is Arpad Kovacs response when he reads the contents of one of Campbell's radio broadcasts?
4. What is Goebbels' response to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
5. Why was Lionel Jones sent to prison (before he became acquainted with the narrator), and based on what evidence?
6. In chapter one, where is the narrator? Why is he there and what is he doing?
7. What effect does the narrator's broadcast have on Werner Noth?
8. How does the narrator describe The White Christian Minuteman and what is his reaction to it arriving in his mailbox?
9. Explain why the narrator thinks Helga is "amazingly well-preserved."
10. What is the gist of Bernard O'Hare's letter to the narrator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mother Night is a fictionalized account related to real events. Discuss whether you think works like Mother Night help us to understand historical events better or if pure historical accounts alone are sufficient. You may want to discuss whether historical novels have a place in a history class or belong only in a literature course.
Essay Topic 2
The novel seems to present most Nazis as being sane and rational, but presents the members and friends of Lionel Jones' hate group as being irrational and paranoid. Discuss why members of the two groups receive different treatment in the novel. Be sure to consider the narrator's role in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Adolf Eichmann plans to use the defense that he was just following orders and is, therefore, not personally responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews. Discuss this defense and whether it is ever acceptable.
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