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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 was George Kraft using as target practice in Jones' cellar?

2. 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?

3. Who does the Blue Fairy Godmother say are communist agents?

4. For what "crime" was Stepan Bodovskov arrested, tried, and shot?

5. Which of the following is NOT a place the narrator met with the Blue Fairy Godmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What is the Memoirs of a Monogamous Casanova and why did the narrator not want it to be published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss friendships in the novel such as the friendships the narrator has with Heinz Schildknecht and George Kraft. Consider the role of deception in these and other relationships in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Adolf Eichmann says he plans to use the defense that he was just a soldier following orders. Discuss whether this is a sufficient defense in a war crimes hearing or trial.

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