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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 Mark learn was the true fate of his brother David in Chapter 14?

2. What does Mark prove proficient at while being assessed by the instructors?

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

4. What has Sarin gas been classified with, according to Smith?

5. What does Mark pack when he sneaks back to the lab?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mark think about Sarin gas?

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

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

5. Why does Stern believe Smith has an informant at the Totenhausen Camp?

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

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

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

9. Describe what the Shoemaker witnesses in Chapter 12.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As there are many, please describe and compare three instances of manipulation of the characters and the results of these manipulations.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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