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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. Who are the members of the Polish resistance that Anna, Mark and Stern meet with?

3. What is Stern surprised to learn about his father in Chapter 32?

4. What does Brigadier Smith hear while monitoring the radio in Chapter 47?

5. What is Anna to do while Mark and Jonas complete the mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mark, Stern and Anna decide to do once they meet up in Chapter 47?

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

3. Describe Brandt's test in Chapter 39.

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

5. Why does Anna kill Milkos in Chapter 35?

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

7. What does Anna tell McConnell and Stern when she returns to her cottage in Chapter 36?

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

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

10. Who approaches Ariel when he is leaving Brandt's office to prepare for the attack and what does this person tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would the story be different if Mark did not think his brother had died due to Smith's manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

How are the different symbols (Victoria Cross, Sarin Gas, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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