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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 is the Blue Fairy Godmother's response to the narrator's concerns that his parents knew he was broadcasting Nazi propaganda?
2. What is in the capsule that Resi put in her mouth?
3. What was George Kraft using as target practice in Jones' cellar?
4. According to the narrator, what is the only part of a pig that is not used at the Chicago Stockyards?
5. When the narrator is recovering from the beating, where does George Kraft speculate that he, Resi, and the narrator would go?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the encounter at the mailboxes with the unnamed man with the shopping bag.
2. Why does the narrator say he "froze" after he is released after the raid?
3. Describe the offensive drawing that Kraft uses for target practice. Why does the narrator say he drew the "ludicrous" cartoon, and what does he himself think about it?
4. Describe the appearance of the Iron Guardsmen.
5. Describe the scene at Jones' house after the narrator returns from his meeting with the Blue Fairy Godmother.
6. Why does George Kraft say he wants to start a new life with the narrator and Resi?
7. Describe the encounter between Werner von Braun and the narrator when they meet in New York?
8. Summarize the key points of the narrator's radio address that was played at the Iron Guard meeting.
9. The patrolman the narrator meets outside his home is fascinated with the effects chemicals have on human behavior. What does the patrolman say are ways that chemicals affect human behavior and what are some examples he cites?
10. Describe the narrator's encounter with Adolf Eichmann in the Tel Aviv jail.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Resi's behavior when the narrator meets her in the music room before going to the front lines. Does Resi's behavior seem appropriate for a child her age? Why or why not? Discuss how Resi's circumstances may have affected her attitudes and behaviors.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss nationalism and patriotism as it relates to the novel. Does the novel handle these ideas as generally good, bad, or neutral? How does the narrator feel about these issues? Be sure to use examples to support your argument.
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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