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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. Where was Hermann Jost born?

2. What colour is the tunic of Xavier's uniform?

3. What is inside the parcel?

4. What does Luther suffer from?

5. What was the name of Buhler's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the official history of resettlement in Poland, as described by Rudi Halder?

2. What is inside the package Xavier takes from Buhler's mailbox?

3. What reason for Buhler's suicide is given by Globus?

4. Why had Nebe blocked the court-martial proceedings against Xavier?

5. Why is Xavier March known as 'the fox' instead of 'grey wolf'?

6. What does Xavier learn from Frau Trinkl?

7. How was Stuckart and Maria Dymarski said to have died?

8. Describe Xavier's office in the Kripo headquarters.

9. Why is Charlie already in trouble with the German authorities?

10. Describe Xavier's uniform.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the German government keep the extermination of the Jews secret from the rest of the world? Do you think it is possible to keep such a secret?

Essay Topic 2

From your own knowledge of the Second World War, do you find Harris' storyline plausible? What are the potential faults in his alternate history? Are there any significant changes that you would make?

Essay Topic 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Harris develop his story to get to each turning point? Do you think that Harris successfully builds up the tension in the book to reach the final climax?

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