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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 does Xavier compare Karl Krebs' politeness to?

2. What does Xavier smell on Globus' breath?

3. What object does Charlie Maguire first tamper with?

4. What limb is the corpse missing?

5. What nationality was Globus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Xavier's uniform.

6. What does Xavier learn from Frau Trinkl?

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

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

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

10. What is the Schwanenwerder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the twist ending. Do you think Max Jaeger's betrayal was inevitable? Choose one scene in the book involving both Max and Xavier and discuss how the twist ending changes your perception of that scene.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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