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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. Which friend of Duno was violently killed, leading Schramm to teach Duno about medical matters?

2. What is Antonia Usodimare running her place as?

3. What does Simon tell himself not to do when he finds himself in a snowdrift and unable to move?

4. What do the special ops team members do before their plane explodes?

5. Who is the chauffeur of the large Vatican car for Massimo Malcovato?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Osvaldo now driving a car for?

2. What are Renzo and Schramm supervising together?

3. Why does Duno know how to care for the injured?

4. What happens to Simon Henley's plane during the conflict with the German planes?

5. What makes the German soldiers stop looking through the laundry basket Claudia Cicala is carrying?

6. What does Renzo do once he realizes he has no one to live for now that the war is over?

7. What does Maria Avoni teach Simon Henley about as she takes him to his first camp?

8. What was the real story behind the raping of the girl by the six German soldiers?

9. What is the holiday that the United States and the Germans had hoped to meet in terms of ending the war?

10. Why has Jakub Landau been caught at the German checkpoint?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In today's world, the idea of resistance to a cause might be seen as terrorism instead of a partisan movement.

Part 1: Describe the actions of the resistance groups in this novel.

Part 2: Are the resistance groups effective in reaching their goals in this novel? Why or why not?

Part 3: Would you describe these resistance movements as terrorism? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Von Thadden seems to believe that what he is doing is right for the world, releasing all guilt from his conscience.

Part 1: Why doesn't von Thadden think what he is doing is wrong?

Part 2: What makes von Thadden more of a complicated character than he appears?

Part 3: What is your emotional reaction to von Thadden? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Many people who read this novel have different reactions to each of the characters, emotional reactions. While this might be absolutely valid, it also seems to color the experience of the reader.

Part 1: What is the reaction you feel when you read about Renzo?

Part 2: What is the reaction you have when you read about the character of Schramm?

Part 3: How does the emotional response to a character affect the way a reader experiences a character? Or doesn't it?

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