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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 did the narrator and his mother begin to avoid each other?
2. The narrator tells Epstein's mother that "auf wiedersehen" means "goodbye" in German, but she corrects him by telling him it more precisely means:
3. Which city does the narrator say was "Hell" or "Purgatory" for him?
4. What is the city in which Campbell, Jr. sits in jail waiting for his trial to begin?
5. Comparing himself to Lionel Jones, the narrator insists that he is neither __________ nor __________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Abraham Epstein's mother hoping to prove when she speaks to the narrator in German?
2. What does Robert Wilson, the Black Fuehrer of Harlem, mean when he says that he and the narrator were on "opposite" sides? Provide some explanation as to why Wilson chose the side he did.
3. How and where does the narrator learn the lurid details of his father-in-law's death and what does the narrator find troubling about the article, besides the fact that it is about the death of someone he knows?
4. Briefly explain the "Nation of Two" the narrator frequently mentions. What is its original meaning and what does it signify to the narrator personally?
5. Why is Helga presumed to be dead?
6. Describe the narrator's mother and what is the "queer demonstration" she gives?
7. Describe the Western Hemisphere University of the Bible. What kind of courses were taught and how could one earn a degree there?
8. Why had Father Keeley been "unfrocked"?
9. What is the significance of the leather strap that Bernard Mengel mentions?
10. Describe the narrator's lifestyle while he is in hiding. How does he live and from where does he get his income?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mother Night was originally published in 1961 and is set in that time and in earlier times of the narrator's life, especially World War II. Discuss whether a novel written decades ago relating to events that happened decades before that is relevant today.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Resi's deceptive behavior. Explain what she does and the consequences of her actions, if any. Can Resi's actions be justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Some of the younger characters in the novel, such as Dr. Epstein and the narrator's Israeli-born guard, think discussing what happened in the death camps pointless or irrelevant. Discuss whether these attitudes are healthy examples of people trying to get on with their lives and not be burdened by the past or a troubling example of living in denial.
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