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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. As the narrator recovers in Lionel Jones' basement, what does Resi tell the narrator Jones has arranged?

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

3. In a note, what does the garbage collector, Lazlo Szombathy, claim he knew how to do?

4. What does Jones' chauffeur says always works even though most other things do not?

5. What becomes of the rope that was given to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the schoolteacher's wife's behavior in the bomb shelter. How does her husband respond?

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

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

4. Describe the narrator's encounter with Adolf Eichmann in the Tel Aviv jail.

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

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

7. What does the narrator suggests happened to George Kraft's pipe?

8. 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?

9. Describe the encounter at the mailboxes with the unnamed man with the shopping bag.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of patriotism as presented in the novel compared to your own idea of patriotism. Give your definition of patriotism and discuss what you think patriotism means to some of the characters in the novel.

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

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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