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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. Of what is Horst Von Epp in charge?

2. From where is Hitler sending more Jews into the ghetto, causing overcrowding?

3. How does Franz Koenig feel about the recent events in Part Two, Chapter 1?

4. What does Deborah believe has caused Paul's misfortune?

5. Horst Von Epp invites Chris out for dinner and a night of girls. What is Chris' response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gabriela react when Andrei does not immediately return in Chapter 11 & 12?

2. Why does Von Epp invite Chris out for dinner and 'girls', and what does Chris' response lead Von Epp to assume?

3. Why does Andrei refuse to marry Gabriela?

4. What is Gabriela doing for work by Part 2, Chapter 17?

5. In what year does the book open, and what is the political setting?

6. What agreement do Paul and Chris have between one another in Part 1?

7. Why is Alfred Funk brought to Warsaw in Part 2, Chapter 16?

8. How does Deborah view her relationship with Chris?

9. Who are the four leaders Brandel feels he can depend upon to help him unify the different Jewish factions?

10. When Chris returns from covering the war on the eastern front, what does he discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the book's title. Why might the author have selected Mila 18 for the title, and do you agree that it is the most appropriate title for this story? If not, what title do you feel is more appropriate and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the prominent mood throughout Mila 18? Specifically, what literary techniques does the author utilize in order to create this mood?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the journals kept throughout the novel? Who writes in them, and what information is recorded? Why are the journals considered so important? To what lengths do the characters go in order to protect or try to locate the journals?

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