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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. Which of the following is NOT a symbol that the narrator had drawn in the dust of his windowpanes:

2. What is the surprise that Rev. Jones and his entourage present to the narrator?

3. Arpad Kovacs says he joined the Nazi S.S. The S.S. is famous for being what?

4. What prized possession does Werner Noth fear a slave woman will destroy due to carelessness?

5. Bernard Mengel tells the narrator that he (the narrator) is the only man he has heard of who . . .

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Of what does the Haifa Institute consider Heinz Schildknecht to be an expert and why?

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

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

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

6. What frequently occurs in the little park outside the narrator's window that would often get his attention, and what is the significance of this?

7. Briefly explain the "Nation of Two" the narrator frequently mentions. What is its original meaning and what does it signify to the narrator personally?

8. 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.

9. Describe the Free American Corps. What was its purpose and how successful was it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howard Campbell discovers that Resi has not only deceived him by posing as Helga's sister, but is also a communist agent involved in a plot to kidnap him. Discuss why Campbell is not particularly shocked or angered by these betrayals.

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

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.

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