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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 directive does NOT appear on the sign that the Black Fuehrer of Harlem posts at the Iron Guard meeting?

2. What causes the Holy Grail to disappear in the narrator's play?

3. What had been the garbage man's profession before coming to America?

4. Regarding Stepan Bodovskov's finding of the narrator's trunk, Frank Wirtanen says he had a trunkful of . . .

5. What was in the shopping bag of the man who beat up the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the planned escape to Mexico. Who was involved and how?

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

4. According to Frank Wirtanen, why do the Russians want to get their hands on the narrator?

5. Describe the scene at Jones' house after the narrator returns from his meeting with the Blue Fairy Godmother.

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the process Howard Campbell goes through from hiding from prosecution to wanting to face punishment for his crimes.

Essay Topic 2

The novel deals with many sobering topics such as war, genocide, racism, and suicide. Discuss your opinions of the way the novel handles these sensitive topics. For example, does the novel include too many lurid details or not enough? Should the novel have included more humor to lighten the dark tone or would that have distracted from the seriousness of the subject?

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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