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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Sophie ask Michael?
(a) If he is in love with her.
(b) If he is lying to her about where he is.
(c) If he would like to have a relationship with her.
(d) If he is still ill, and if that is the reason why he comes and goes as he pleases.

2. What does Frau Schmitz do for a living?
(a) Frau Schmitz is a streetcar conductor.
(b) Frau Schmitz is a factory worker.
(c) Frau Schmitz is a lawyer.
(d) Frau Schmitz is a nurse.

3. What does the owner of the apartment building tell Michael?
(a) Hanna is in jail.
(b) Hanna has moved out.
(c) Hanna has died.
(d) Hanna is in the hospital.

4. How long will the court (including the prosecution, defense, and judge) be in the new location?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Five days.

5. Why does Michael see Hanna in this place?
(a) He is a law student attending a seminar on the Nazi trials.
(b) He tracks her down through old friends.
(c) She is teaching one of his law classes.
(d) He is working as an orderly at a hospital.

6. Which defendant is Hanna, out of how many?
(a) Hanna is the fourth of eight defendants.
(b) Hanna is the second of four defendants.
(c) Hanna is the fourth of five defendants.
(d) Hanna is the first of three defendants.

7. What does Michael shout out in his sleep, according to his brother?
(a) Hanna's name.
(b) Quotes from a play.
(c) Sophie's name.
(d) Cries of pain.

8. On the night Michael cooks dinner for Hanna, in what room does he find her lingering?
(a) His father's study.
(b) His parent's bedroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) His bedroom.

9. Why were the defendants transferred from Auschwitz in 1944?
(a) To replace guards who were killed by the Liberation.
(b) As punishment for a poor performance at Auschwitz.
(c) To replace guards who were killed or injured in a factory bombing.
(d) To replace guards who fell ill.

10. In Chapter 16, what does Hanna want to do instead of reading?
(a) She wants to bathe Michael.
(b) She wants to go to the movies.
(c) She wants to ride bicylces.
(d) She wants to go to a fancy dinner.

11. What does the narrator do when Frau Schmitz catches him staring at her in Chapter 4?
(a) He makes an excuse.
(b) He flees the apartment.
(c) He pretends nothing happened.
(d) He apologizes.

12. What do the other defendants claim after Hanna's admission?
(a) That Hanna became their commander.
(b) That Hanna had remained with the prisoners.
(c) That Hanna was never present at the bombing.
(d) That Hanna had lied to the court.

13. What lie does Hanna tell to Michael in Chapter 11?
(a) She tells him she does not work as a streetcar conductor.
(b) She tells him she cannot read.
(c) She tells him she never saw a note.
(d) She tells him she doesn't love him.

14. At the end of Chapter 16, who does Michael see during one afternoon at the pool?
(a) Hanna.
(b) His mother.
(c) Sophie.
(d) His brother.

15. In what month do the relocated trials take place?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hanna, and when did she join the SS, as described in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. What does Michael learn from the citizens' registration office?

3. What does Hanna ask the presiding judge during the trial?

4. What does Michael feel upon seeing Hanna again?

5. In Chapter 16, what type of film does Michael mention he and Hanna particularly like?

(see the answer keys)

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