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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. Which newspaper does Charlie want to print the story in?

3. What do the blood-red sausages remind Xavier of?

4. What is Klara's maiden name?

5. Who does Xavier suspect of trying to set him up with a new wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Luther's plan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Fatherland in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

Fatherland is part of the thriller genre. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot? How does the alternate history affect the impact of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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