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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 answers the phone in Xavier's apartment?

2. What is Klara's maiden name?

3. What is 'Zyklon B'?

4. On which side of the Zurich See have the bankers settled on?

5. What does Halder say is the historian's job to bring out of chaos?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pili work with the Gestapo?

3. What is Luther's plan?

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

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

6. Why does Nebe consider Xavier an irony?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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