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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 the Führer call the Swiss?

2. What does Xavier buy Charlie?

3. What is inside the deposit box?

4. What does Xavier write into the mirror?

5. Who was Luther intending to blackmail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Xavier, Charlie and Henry try to avoid being overheard?

2. Why is Krebs shocked by Xavier's revelations?

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

4. Why does Pili work with the Gestapo?

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

6. What is Luther's plan?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Xavier boards the plane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

How does the book's setting affect the meaning of the book? Do you think the story would be as effective in Stalin's Russia or Mussolini's Italy?

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