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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. During the raid, Lionel Jones denounces several groups of people. The G-man declares he is a member of one of the groups. Which one?

2. What interesting fact does Frank Wirtanen tell the narrator about the people who fed him information for the radio broadcasts?

3. What special ceremony is planned at the weekly meeting of the Iron Guard of the White Sons of the Constitution?

4. In one of her final statements, Resi says of the narrator, "There is nothing left of him but __________ and a pair of eyes."

5. To what does the narrator compare himself and other cigarette smokers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plot of "The Goblet"?

2. Why does the narrator say he "froze" after he is released after the raid?

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

4. When the narrator returns to his ransacked attic home, what does it remind him of?

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

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

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

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

9. Summarize the key points of the narrator's radio address that was played at the Iron Guard meeting.

10. What inspires August Krapptauer to start a youth movement and what is its key aim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the treatment of Nazis in Mother Night to portrayals of Nazis in other works of literature, movies, or television shows (some examples: Schindler's List, Sophie's Choice, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sound of Music, Life is Beautiful, Hogan's Heroes, etc.). Does the novel present Nazis in a more or less favorable light than other works? Does the treatment of Nazis in Mother Night seem more or less realistic?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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