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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 news does the soldier who arrives inform Schorner of in Chapter 27?

2. What fate do Rachel and Frau Hagan rescue Rachel's son from in Chapter 26?

3. How does Sturm plan to attack Schorner in Chapter 29?

4. What does Himmler call and instruct Brandt to do to his laboratory in Chapter 37?

5. What does Anna notify the British they need in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Anna and Ariel in Chapter 38.

2. How does Stern enter the camp in Chapter 40?

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

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

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

6. In what way does Stern's plan change in Chapter 33, and why?

7. Describe what happens when the Nazi soldiers break in the door of Anna's cottage.

8. What do Ariel and Jonas find when they escape in Chapter 46, and what is there next move?

9. Describe what happens when the gas is deployed in Chapter 46 and how Sturm is killed.

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

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 does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

Essay Topic 3

What traits do the surviving prisoners in this story display as a whole, and how do you think these traits benefit their ability to survive?

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