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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 colour are the walls of the reception room where Frau Trinkl views the body?

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

3. How was Buhler's death reported in the newspaper?

4. What is written in Buhler's diary on the day before he died?

5. Where does Xavier believe the rain to be coming from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Rudi Halder's professional career?

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

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

4. What happened to Paul Han and Magda Voss?

5. What did Charlie notice when she first visited Stuckart's apartment?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Look at the structure of the book. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's 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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