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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 situation does the woman from another cell block explain has occurred?

2. What does Rachel plan to ask for to encourage her to eat?

3. Who does Mark receive a mysterious phone call from in Chapter 14?

4. How is Stern's suggestion of bombing met by the Allied leaders?

5. What is Jonas sent to do while Mark studies German?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Mark finds in his grandfather's safe.

2. Describe what the Shoemaker witnesses in Chapter 12.

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

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

5. Who is Randazzo, and why does he visit Mark?

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

7. What does Rachel learn about Brandt and Anna in Chapter 19?

8. In Chapter 25, what happens when Sergeant McShane and his men land in Germany with the cylinders?

9. How does Rachel earn the position of guard in Chapter 15?

10. Who is Mark McConnell in 1944, and what is his involvement with Brigadier Smith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (manipulation, contradictions in crime, anti-Semitism, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

Essay Topic 2

There are two moments when Avram Stern is advised by his son to flee Germany, and in both instances, he refuses. Why do you believe he has done this, and how do these choices affect the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

How would the story be different if Mark did not think his brother had died due to Smith's manipulation?

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