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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 Brandt tell Schorner is the main goal at the moment in Chapter 32?

2. What does Anna do when she reaches the gate and the SS soldier located there?

3. What do Jonas and Anna do with Hannah?

4. What are Mark and Jonas doing when Sabine arrives at the cottage?

5. What does Mark realize will be Anna's fate in the mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Brandt's test in Chapter 39.

2. What scene does Schorner arrive just in time to see in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Sturm decide to harass Rachel in Chapter 26?

4. What does Stern tell Mark about their mission in Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 42, how does Schorner deal with Stern and what does he realize about Anna?

6. How do Mark, Stern, and Anna prepare for their mission in Chapter 36?

7. What stops the argument between Schorner and Sturm in Chapter 26?

8. What do Mark, Stern, and Anna plan in Chapter 33 in order to carry out their mission?

9. Describe what happens during Mark and Stern's return to Anna's cottage after retrieving the cylinders.

10. Why does Anna kill Milkos in Chapter 35?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Investigate "Black Cross" as historical fiction. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical historical fiction novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as historical fiction? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

How does Stern finding that his father is still alive at Totenhausen camp affect the story?

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