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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michael feel he "betrays" Hanna?
(a) By lying to her.
(b) By not telling anyone about her.
(c) By telling his friends about her.
(d) By telling his family about her.

2. What does Michael's wife say about his choice of job?
(a) It is an escape from the realities of life.
(b) It is a rewarding position.
(c) It is an escape to get past the memory of Hanna.
(d) It is a noble pursuit.

3. How does the narrator describe being ill in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) An enchanted interlude.
(b) A lucky break.
(c) The worst time in life.
(d) A depressing time.

4. What do Hanna and Michael do for his Easter vacation?
(a) They go on a bike trip.
(b) They go to the beach.
(c) They go to a museum.
(d) They go to a carnival.

5. Where is Hanna from?
(a) A German community in Rumania.
(b) A German community in Poland.
(c) A German community in France.
(d) A German community in Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Michael's professor who gives the concentration camp seminar?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael tell himself he has to do regarding the trial?

3. What does Michael's companion tell him about on the way to their destination in Part 2, Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Hanna want to do instead of reading?

5. Why were the defendants transferred from Auschwitz in 1944?

(see the answer key)

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