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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 secret does Resi reveal to the narrator before he leaves for the front lines?

2. Arpad Kovacs despises Jews who did not do what?

3. Besides the United States, Jones says his Minuteman publication has a small circulation in what country?

4. From where does Alvin Dobrowitz say the narrator's and the Blue Fairy Godmother's sign and countersign were taken?

5. What is the war crime that Howard Campbell stands accused of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Heinz Schildknecht's wife as the narrator portrays her. Why does he not like her?

2. What is Arpad Kovacs response when he reads the contents of one of Campbell's radio broadcasts?

3. Where and in what kind of place does the narrator live while he is in hiding?

4. What happened to members of the Sonderkommando when their job was done? How were they replaced?

5. What effect does the narrator's broadcast have on Werner Noth?

6. How does the narrator describe The White Christian Minuteman and what is his reaction to it arriving in his mailbox?

7. How does information regarding the narrator's whereabouts end up in The White Christian Minuteman?

8. What is the significance of the leather strap that Bernard Mengel mentions?

9. What is Goebbels' response to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

10. What is Abraham Epstein's mother hoping to prove when she speaks to the narrator in German?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mother Night is a fictionalized account related to real events. Discuss whether you think works like Mother Night help us to understand historical events better or if pure historical accounts alone are sufficient. You may want to discuss whether historical novels have a place in a history class or belong only in a literature course.

Essay Topic 2

A friend of yours is considering reading Mother Night and wants your opinion. Write your friend a letter telling him or her what you think of the novel. Do you think it's a good novel or a waste of time? Discuss reasons for your opinions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss friendships in the novel such as the friendships the narrator has with Heinz Schildknecht and George Kraft. Consider the role of deception in these and other relationships in the novel.

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