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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 is Anna too important to do, according to Hagan?

2. What about Jonas do people take offense to in the mess hall in Chapter 16?

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

4. Why does Smith leave certain parts out of the proposal when pitching it to McConnell?

5. Where does Jonas realize Brigadier Smith is getting his information?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Rachel's interactions with Schorner in Chapter 23.

3. Why does Mark think details of the mission are being kept from him?

4. What does Frau Hagan tell Rachel in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Smith tell Stern about Mark McConnell?

10. What does Mark think about Sarin gas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

Essay Topic 2

At what point do you believe that Jonas Stern and Mark McConnell began to respect each other and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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