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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 does Stern tell Mark he is a fool to believe in?

2. What is Mark provided with because of his family's heritage in Chapter 24?

3. What does the Shoemaker see on E-Block that horrifies him?

4. What does Mark want Smith to know in Chapter 22?

5. What does Mark find a piece of in his grandfather's safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Eisenhower refuses to endorse his plan, what does Churchill do?

2. Describe what the Shoemaker witnesses in Chapter 12.

3. How does Mark earn Stern's admiration in Chapter 21?

4. What do Mark and Jonas suspect about Brigadier Smith in Chapters 10 and 11?

5. What happens when McConnell and Stern arrive at Achnacarry Castle in Chapter 16?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Mark think about while sitting in his lab in Oxford?

7. Why does Schorner ask to see Rachel in Chapter 20?

8. Why does Mark write two letters in Chapter 14 and what do his letters say?

9. What does Smith tell Stern about Mark McConnell?

10. Who is Sir Donald Cameron and how does Mark feel about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What characteristics of Jonas Stern betray the persona he strives for, and how do they perpetuate it? Provide examples.

Essay Topic 2

How do the minor characters (such as Frau Hagan, Avram Stern, Ariel, Sturm, etc.) in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Jonas Stern and Mark McConnell.

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