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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 name of Charlie's father?

2. What does Xavier say is worse than going crazy?

3. What colour is the bag Xavier takes from the airport?

4. Who's statue stands at Flughafen Hermann Goring?

5. What is the subject of the Fuhrer's speech when Xavier and Charlie leave her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Xavier complimentary of Globus on the phone?

2. What do Xavier and Charlie find in the deposit box?

3. What is Luther's plan?

4. What do Xavier and Charlie discover in Luther's doctor's bag?

5. Why do you think Xavier chooses to visit Pili?

6. How does Xavier try to justify parking in front of the Great Hall?

7. Why did Xavier withdraw all his money from the bank?

8. What is notable about the ransacked pile of items in Xavier's apartment?

9. Who does Xavier think of as he waits to leave Switzerland?

10. Why does Xavier's passport confuse the customs official?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Fatherland with one of Harris' later modern historical novels Enigma and Archangel. How does his style develop? Does he change his viewpoint in any significant ways? How do you think his career as a journalist affected his novel writing?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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