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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. Who is the informant living in Madrid that has infiltrated a few local anarchist groups?

2. Who carves some letters and numbers into the train for the Brotherhood front?

3. What is Khristo's brother's name?

4. While they are on guard duty, who do the resistance workers see attacking the city of Madrid?

5. Who attack Luder's plane with a machine gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Khristo decide to leave Vidin?

2. What happens when an old fisherman appear at the house that burned in Vidin?

3. What does Khristo learn along the way to Moscow with Antipin?

4. How is Faye described in Chapter 2?

5. What does Faye do when she sees the blue light lantern?

6. How do the Soviets discover Kulic's merciful act and what happens to him subsequently?

7. Why is Andres allowed to still work in San Ximene?

8. What happens to Luders when he is flying over the building with a blue light?

9. What is the significance of the code BF 825?

10. Why is Khristo frustrated with Lubin, his new partner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. Why do you think Furst named the book Night Soldiers? Now that you have read the book, how does that alter your understanding of the title? Are you intrigued to find a sequel or more adventure with Khristo? Why or why not? Cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Furst uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 3

Both Khristov and Robert are important characters that influence each other and Soviet spy operations.

Part 1) Compare Khristov to Robert. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What psychological purpose or insight does Khristov offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) Robert offers revealing intelligence that is used later by Soviet agents. What is implied in this choice?

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