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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. What is Rachel's main concern at the end of Chapter 117?

2. According to the author in Chapter 116, what is the main thing that is holding Ulrich back?

3. Where are Rachel and Soliman in Chapter 104?

4. What is the result of the position of the child and servant, according to the author in Chapter 113?

5. What concept is being showcased in Chapter 119?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Arnheim in Chapter 116?

2. Who does Ulrich encounter in Chapter 122, and how does he respond?

3. What happens between Rachel and Soliman in Chapter 104?

4. What is said about the Kakanians in Chapter 108?

5. What comparison does General Stumm make between libraries and warfare in Chapter 100?

6. What happens between Ulrich and Gerda in Chapter 119?

7. Who is Bonadea, and what is her history with Ulrich?

8. What changes in Chapter 117 for Rachel?

9. What is the status of Diotima and Arnheim's relationship in Chapter 105?

10. What do Ulrich and Arnheim say about Moosbrugger in Chapter 121?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author assumes that readers will be familiar with the Kakanians, and therefore the term is never really explained. From the context, what can you infer about what this term means? Who are the Kakanians? What is the area referred to as Kakania? What is its relationship with Austria?

Essay Topic 2

Anti-Semitism is an important concept in this novel. Which of the main characters were at some point affected by anti-Semitism? How did it affect them? How did it change their outlook or their position in life?

Essay Topic 3

Soliman and Rachel are in a similar position, yet they handle themselves very differently. How do Rachel and Soliman's attitudes toward their employers and their situations differ, and why? How does Soliman influence Rachel? What message is the author trying to convey through these two characters?

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