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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. Selma Ascher is going to marry an _____________.

2. Which movie star is Rhoda going to get to meet while she is visiting Madeline?

3. In Chapter 29, Aaron says Japan's rising power is like what?

4. What is the name of Warren and Janice's son?

5. Aaron tells Beck he does not want to be like whom in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Slote's boss finally change his mind about the fate of the Jews?

2. When does Aaron Jastrow finally come to the realization that Natalie was right to distrust Dr. Beck?

3. Describe the poignant scene at the end of Chapter 23.

4. Why does the commander of Auschwitz change his uniform when he goes home for dinner?

5. What does Roon note in his document was the difference between the desires of the president and that of the American people?

6. What are Pug's thoughts about Warren as they go into the battle of Midway?

7. What does Pam write in her letter to Pug during her stay in California?

8. What information about the Devilfish does Pug learn during his conversation with Talky in a Honolulu hotel?

9. What does Byron Henry later learn about the captain of the Devilfish after they are attacked?

10. What happens when Pamela Tudsbury goes with friends to meet her father at a club in Singapore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the "Wannsee Protocol" used to convey the horror of what happened in the German death camps from the dual vantage point of being in the thick of the war and the wisdom of hindsight?

Essay Topic 2

What was the extent of the hoax that was Theresienstadt and why did the Germans go to such extremes to keep it up, including a separate Jewish government?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how World War II plays a central role in the story, more than just a backdrop or a mere setting, but rather as equally important as any character in the story.

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