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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 Krebs use as an interrogator's prop?

2. What does Pili ask Xavier to read from?

3. Who sits next to Xavier on the plane?

4. What images does Xavier try to fill his mind with?

5. How are Xavier and Max greeted in the bar on Obwall Strasse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the arrangement for the deposit box at the Swiss bank?

2. What happens when Xavier boards the plane?

3. What happens when Xavier is transferred to Columbia House?

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

5. Why does Henry not think that Luther will be granted asylum?

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

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

8. Why does Nebe allow Xavier to go to Switzerland?

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

10. State one way in which Xavier tries to block the pain of being tortured.

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What clues leads to March uncovering the government's crimes? How can March expose the government without risking his own life?

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