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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 trees are at the heart of the Grunewald?

2. Who does Globus now work for?

3. What is the penalty for possessing a foreign bank account without permission?

4. What does Nebe describe Xavier as?

5. What does Xavier pull from the mailbox?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Xavier's uniform.

2. What is the significance of President Kennedy's visit to Berlin?

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

4. What is in the cellar of Buhler's house?

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

6. What does Xavier learn from Frau Trinkl?

7. How has the Unter den Linden changed since 1936 in the novel?

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

9. What was Rudi Halder's professional career?

10. What happened to Paul Han and Magda Voss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Artur Nebe and Globus.

1. What is their relationship to each other?

2. How are their ideas different?

3. How do their differences in opinion prove to be destructive?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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