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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 do the stairs of Xavier's apartment smell of?

2. What do the signs on the U-bahn say to do?

3. Where had the parcel been posted?

4. Which department has Stuckart's file?

5. What trees are at the heart of the Grunewald?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three possible solutions Xavier poses as solutions to Buhler's death?

2. How had Germany achieved peace with the United States?

3. What is the Pimpf, and why is Pili proud to be a part of it?

4. Why does Willi Stiefel agree to work with Max and Xavier?

5. Why has Stuckart's death been transferred to the sexual crimes division?

6. Describe Xavier's uniform.

7. Why does Xavier accuse Hermann Jost of being a homosexual?

8. What is the Schwanenwerder?

9. Why do you think Max is scared by the Gestapo involvement in Buhler's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Harris represent both American and German cultures in his novels? What way could these representations be called problematic?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

How does Max's betrayal affect March? What suggestions were there earlier in the novel that Max would be a traitor?

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