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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. Who informed the Minuteman of the narrator's whereabouts?
2. What prized possession does Werner Noth fear a slave woman will destroy due to carelessness?
3. Which of the following is NOT a revelation that Mr. Noth, Helga's father, reveals to the narrator:
4. Bernard Mengel tells the narrator that he (the narrator) is the only man he has heard of who . . .
5. Arpad Kovacs says he joined the Nazi S.S. The S.S. is famous for being what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the narrator's lifestyle while he is in hiding. How does he live and from where does he get his income?
2. Why is Helga presumed to be dead?
3. What is Abraham Epstein's mother hoping to prove when she speaks to the narrator in German?
4. Describe the Free American Corps. What was its purpose and how successful was it?
5. Briefly explain the "Nation of Two" the narrator frequently mentions. What is its original meaning and what does it signify to the narrator personally?
6. Of what does the Haifa Institute consider Heinz Schildknecht to be an expert and why?
7. In chapter one, where is the narrator? Why is he there and what is he doing?
8. Describe Heinz Schildknecht's wife as the narrator portrays her. Why does he not like her?
9. What happened to members of the Sonderkommando when their job was done? How were they replaced?
10. Explain why the narrator thinks Helga is "amazingly well-preserved."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Adolf Eichmann says he plans to use the defense that he was just a soldier following orders. Discuss whether this is a sufficient defense in a war crimes hearing or trial.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the narrator decides to commit suicide once the fact that he was an American spy is verified and he is no longer wanted for war crimes? Discuss reasons you believe the narrator would prefer to end his life rather than begin a new life as a free man.
Essay Topic 3
Consider the role ethics plays in the lives of the characters during and after the war. Do many of the characters behave ethically? Be sure to cite examples of situations where a character's behavior may have been different if he or she had been in a different situation.
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