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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. Who does Mark confide in about his horrific discovery?

2. How does Mark respond to Smith's request that he go on the mission to destroy the lethal gas?

3. Who does Mark meet up with on his walk after German class in Chapter 24?

4. What does Smith tell Jonas they must avoid at all costs?

5. What has Mark been pressured by Brigadier Duff Smith to do over the years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Mark's meeting with Smith in Chapter 22.

4. Describe what the Shoemaker witnesses in Chapter 12.

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

6. What do Smith and Stern discuss in Chapter 7?

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

8. What does the telegram say that Mark receives in Chapter 10?

9. What are Smith's instructions to Stern in Chapter 24?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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