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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. Who is the money for that Xavier gives Max?

2. Who was Luther intending to blackmail?

3. Who is responsible for arranging Xavier's freedom?

4. Which stock is falling after the news of detente?

5. Who does Charlie say Xavier is to her landlady?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Xavier boards the plane?

3. How does Charlie intend to cross the border into Switzerland with the documents?

4. How does Xavier react to Charlie having followed him?

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

6. What happens when after Luther appears?

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

8. Why does Nebe consider Xavier an irony?

9. Why does Pili work with the Gestapo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns in his alternate history?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society? Would the story be as possible?

Essay Topic 2

How does Harris represent both American and German cultures in his novels? What way could these representations be called problematic?

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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