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The Reader Quiz

Bernhard Schlink
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The Reader Quiz

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1)

Which defendant is Hanna, out of how many? (from Part 2, Chapter 4 | Part 2, Chapter 5)

Hanna is the second of four defendants.
Hanna is the first of three defendants.
Hanna is the fourth of eight defendants.
Hanna is the fourth of five defendants.
2)

Where does "the daughter" live? (from Part 3, Chapter 11)

At a vineyard in France.
On a street near Central Park.
Near the Capitol Building.
In a small apartment in Berlin.
3)

In what language does Michael have to read the survivor's book? (from Part 2, Chapter 8 | Part 2, Chapter 9)

English.
German.
French.
Polish.
4)

What is the first thing the defense could have cast doubt upon during the trial? (from Part 2, Chapter 6 | Part 2, Chapter 7)

Whether Hanna should be a defendant.
Whether the defendants were present.
Whether the survivors are lying.
Whether the defendants made the selections.
5)

As described in Part 2, Chapter 11, what does Michael feel he should do regarding his epiphany about Hanna? (from Part 2, Chapter 10 | Part 2, Chapter 11)

Become a witness in the trial.
Go to the judge and testify against Hanna.
To go to the judge to tell him Hanna is illiterate and could not have written the report.
Go to the judge to tell him Hanna is innocent.
6)

At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael say he couldn't "make himself do"? (from Part 2, Chapter 16)

Visit Sophie.
Visit Hanna.
Talk to the judge.
Talk to his father.
7)

Where does Michael travel to in Part 3, Chapter 11? (from Part 3, Chapter 11)

Washington, D.C.
Poland.
France, by train.
Boston, then by train to New York.
8)

What does Michael ask himself, sometimes, after Hanna's death? (from Part 3, Chapter 12)

If he loved her enough.
If he could have reduced her sentence.
If he was responsible.
If she deserved it.
9)

Who does Michael defend in Part 2, Chapter 15? (from Part 2, Chapter 14 | Part 2, Chapter 15)

Hanna.
A driver who gave him a ride.
Sophie.
An old man with a wooden leg.
10)

By what name is one of the guards known in the survivor's book? (from Part 2, Chapter 8 | Part 2, Chapter 9)

"Toad"
"Horse"
"Mare"
"Maria"
11)

What does Michael feel the notebook is testament to? (from Part 3, Chapter 5)

"A great and fundemental confidence in the law."
"The truth as I believe it."
"My love for Hanna."
"A great and fundamental confidence in bourgeois culture."
12)

What sentences did the other defendants receive? (from Part 2, Chapter 17)

Terms in jail.
They are acquitted of all charges.
Life in prison.
Execution.
13)

What, at first, does Michael decide to be Hanna's motive? (from Part 2, Chapter 10 | Part 2, Chapter 11)

Fear of exposure as a criminal.
Fear of exposure as an illiterate.
Fear of exposure as a killer.
Fear of exposure as a liar.
14)

What can the dead do, according to Hanna? (from Part 3, Chapter 8)

They can understand.
They can be happy.
They can be at peace.
They can torment you.
15)

How do the other defense attorneys deal with Hanna's admissions? (from Part 2, Chapter 6 | Part 2, Chapter 7)

They try to cast doubt on the survivor's testimony.
They try to incriminate a different defendant.
They try to claim their clients were never there.
They try to exonerate their clients and incriminate Hanna.
16)

What is one area of Michael's specialty? (from Part 3, Chapter 4)

Law of the Third Reich.
Psychology of criminals.
Pediatrics.
Divorce law.
17)

Why does Michael tell Hanna he is proud of her? (from Part 3, Chapter 8)

Because she learned to read.
Because he had learned so much from her.
Because she looks exactly the same.
Because she was very strong throughout her ordeal.
18)

How old is Michael's daughter when he and his wife divorce? (from Part 3, Chapter 2)

1.
3.
5.
10.
19)

According to the prison warden, once Hanna learned to read, what did she request? (from Part 3, Chapter 10)

Plays by Shakespeare.
Literature on concentration camps.
Greek classics.
Books about law.
20)

When does Michael say "all this happened"? (from Part 3, Chapter 12)

Five years ago.
Ten years ago.
Long ago.
Twenty years ago.
21)

What time of year does Michael revisit his destination from Part 2, Chapter 14? (from Part 2, Chapter 14 | Part 2, Chapter 15)

Fall.
Summer.
Spring.
Winter.
22)

How does Michael make a quick exit at the end of the Part 3, Chapter 3? (from Part 3, Chapter 3)

He jumps onto a passing streetcar.
He rides away on a bicycle.
He ducks into a church.
He jumps into a moving car.
23)

When is the verdict reached? (from Part 2, Chapter 17)

The beginning of May.
The beginning of June.
The end of June.
The end of May.
24)

What novel does Michael reread at the end of Part 3, Chapter 4? (from Part 3, Chapter 4)

War and Peace.
Romeo and Juliet.
The Odyssey.
Crime and Punishment.
25)

What does Hanna ask the presiding judge during the trial? (from Part 2, Chapter 6 | Part 2, Chapter 7)

"What would you have done?"
"What was I supposed to do?"
"Why are you punishing me?"
"Did I have a choice?"
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