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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 does Lionel Jones claim his organization is doing that the G-man is not?

2. What does the G-man tell George Kraft to be sure to take with him to prison?

3. What are Resi, Father Keeley, and the Black Fuehrer doing when the narrator returns from his meeting with Frank Wirtanen?

4. What does George Kraft think new surroundings and new identities would inspire him and the narrator to do?

5. The narrator is upset when he finds out that Armistice Day had been changed to . . .

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Resi Noth die and what is the reason?

2. What does the narrator tell Frank Wirtanen that he may have done with his life if Germany had won the war?

3. Where does Helga say she found the collection of the narrator's works? What is the significance of this place?

4. How did the narrator meet Werner von Braun and what detail does he recall from that meeting?

5. Describe what Stepan Bodovskov does with the narrator's writings. What is the result?

6. Describe what happened to the narrator after being beaten and knocked unconscious.

7. Describe Lazlo Szombathy, the man who uses the rope intended for the narrator. What had he done in his native country and after coming to America?

8. What is Resi's explanation for tricking the narrator into thinking she is her dead sister?

9. Describe the narrator's surroundings when he regains consciousness after being beaten.

10. What does Frank Wirtanen say will happen to Jones, Keeley, the Black Fuehrer, and the Iron Guardsmen after the raid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 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?

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