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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 is Klara's maiden name?

2. What does Globus break of Xavier's at first?

3. What does Xavier give the railway worker?

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

5. What does Krebs use as an interrogator's prop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Luther's plan?

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

3. Why does Nebe consider Xavier an irony?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Xavier's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end.

1. What did Xavier hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Xavier ideas about life?

3. How has Xavier's character changed by the end of the book?

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

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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