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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 did Six reveal to Pfarr that made him furious?
2. Where does the trail of letters lead Gunther to?
3. When Gunther returns to his office and finds two criminal investigators there, what does he notice about his office?
4. What is the fee that Gunther receives for his work?
5. Who does Gunther learns is behind the ambush?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Julius Streicher.
2. Who is Heydrich and how does he get Gunther to help him on a case?
3. What does Goering offer Gunther and vice-versa?
4. What is the information Gunther has to begin his case involving the murder of teenage girls in Berlin?
5. What does Six tell Gunther about Mutschmann and the jewelry and documents?
6. What does Gunther learn when he visits Tillesson's residence?
7. What does Gunther learn when he visits Tegal Prison?
8. What does Gunther discover about Herring?
9. What does Six reveal to Gunther about Grete's background and how it affected her marriage while they travel on the boat to the German Strength headquarters?
10. What does Gunther find in Haupthandler's apartment and what does this indicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Politics play a significant role in Berlin Noir. How do politics affect the role of the main character Gunther? How do politics affect the relationships of characters? How do politics ultimately affect the final outcome at the end of the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of women in Germany in the 1940s and 1950s when the women in Berlin Noir are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? How is this different from women in other European countries at the time and in America? For example, when Inge is not allowed to work despite her experience, what does this reveal about the German Reich and their principles for society? What freedoms, if any, did they have that women today do not have?
Essay Topic 3
Detective fiction is a popular genre for its archetypal characters such as the hard-boiled detective, the dangerously alluring femme fatale, and the well-heeled villain surrounded by gun-toting thugs. Which of these characters appear in Berlin Noir? Are there any variations to their characterizations and in what way? What aspects of this popular genre do you find appealing and why?
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