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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 did Jagerstatter sometimes do for the needy?

2. What did Jagerstatter 's wife say Jagerstatter continued to do, contrary to popular belief?

3. Why did Furthauer give the position of sexton to Jagerstatter ?

4. What does Charles Zahn say about the new priest and Jagerstatter's relationship?

5. What was the newspaper that ran a story about Zahn's research called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gordon Charles Zahn explain about the people he interviewed in "An Introduction"?

2. What did Jagerstatter say about the prison rules in a letter to his wife in "One of God's Special Friends"?

3. What does Zahn note about Jagerstatter's personality in "The Young Ruffian"?

4. What was unfortunate about Jagerstatter's rebellion according to Zahn?

5. What did some people feel about Jagerstatter's change according to "The New Man"?

6. What did Mrs. Jagerstatter and the priest say Jagerstatter would have gladly fought for?

7. What was the opinion of most villagers according to "The Martyr and His Village"?

8. What was a loophole avoided by medical personnel?

9. Who was F.L. Feldmann and what did Feldmann remember?

10. What does Zahn say about the articles focusing on his project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why Gordon Charles Zahn chose to write on Franz Jagerstatter and compare the two men, focusing on their similarities.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the significance of the title, "In Solitary Witness" and what it implies about Jagerstatter.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jagerstatter's refusal to serve and analyze why he did not choose to join the Allied forces rather than serve under the Nazi regime.

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