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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 the animal's name?

2. Why does David want to see France?

3. Why does David claim God is cruel?

4. What does David ask the woman about Denmark?

5. What does David start to believe he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the individuals at the farm.

2. Why does David stop caring consciously about what happens to him, and how does he manage to keep going?

3. Explain how being kept a slave on the farm is beneficial to David.

4. What does David say in his letter to Carlo?

5. How does David cross into Denmark?

6. Why does David now believe the man kept him in the concentration camp, only to take care of him and eventually let him go?

7. Why does Giovanni's wife want David to leave?

8. Explain David's experience within the church.

9. Explain David's opinion about ruling over others.

10. Explain why David is disheartened in this chapter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times in the novel, David uses water to cleanse himself of various negative events. Choose one of the following examples, and discuss, in depth, how the cleansing David performs symbolizes the cleansing of his spirit and his inner self.

• David's scrubbing after escaping the camp

• David's washing following his beating by Carlo

• David's daily washing in the house of Giovanni

Essay Topic 2

There are several instances in the book where the author uses scenery and seasons as metaphors for times within David's own life. This is particularly true in Chapter Seven, as winter gives way to spring. Explain how Anne Holm uses these seasons as metaphors for David's own life.

Essay Topic 3

Another popular theme in the novel is the power of faith, both in mankind and in God. Discuss the role faith plays in the novel, both in terms of its power to help, and its power to destroy when faith is lost.

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