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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. Why is the situation actually advantageous for David?

2. What does David avoid entering Germany?

3. Why does David ask for books made prior to 1917?

4. How does David learn about countries?

5. What is David asked to do inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David have such difficulty understanding the young boys he has come to live with?

2. Why does David hate being touched?

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

4. Describe the frontier post, and how David managed to avoid it.

5. How does David cross into Denmark?

6. What does David find out about a woman named Edith Fengel.

7. Explain what happens to King.

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

9. Why is being able to use proper wording important to David?

10. Explain the newspaper letter David reads, and why it is important to him.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, David makes the attempt to "win" over those around him, including the guards, and those who are cruel to him. Locate at least two of these circumstances. What is the situation? Why does David feel the need to "win" against these individuals? What does this say about David, as a person? Do you think David's actions make him petty, or righteous? Why?

Essay Topic 2

There is heavy use of symbolism by Anne Holm within the novel. Discuss the use of and meaning of a king, "the man", and the compass in the novel.

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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