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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 was the colour of the envelope Xavier pocketed?

2. Where does Xavier try to escape from?

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

4. What smell do Xavier and the attendant try to cover with their cigarette smoke?

5. What letter is written on the pennant of the Mercedes limousine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led Jost to finding Buhler's corpse?

3. Describe Xavier March's apartment.

4. What is the landlady's opinion of Charlotte Maguire?

5. What is the Schwanenwerder?

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

7. What does Xavier learn from Frau Trinkl?

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

9. What is the hierarchy of cars used by the security forces of the Reich?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

How does the book's setting affect the meaning of the book? Do you think the story would be as effective in Stalin's Russia or Mussolini's Italy?

Essay Topic 3

Fatherland is part of the thriller genre. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot? How does the alternate history affect the impact of the novel?

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