Night Soldiers Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Alan Furst
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Night Soldiers Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Alan Furst
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. After what event is the family that owns the property in Spain visited by Soviets come under house arrest?

2. What name does the Bulgarian militia get from wearing goose feathers in their hats?

3. What kind of pilot is Luders?

4. What do the spy students develop as a result of their training and the bitter cold?

5. What family and its descendants have owned all the property for centuries in the town in Spain that the Soviets arrive in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Khristo escape torture in Moscow by pleading with Bloch?

2. Who is the Aguilar family and why are they under house arrest?

3. How does Khristo prove that he is a spy to Sascha?

4. How is Sascha lured to Moscow and tortured by Soviets?

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

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

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

8. Why do the brothers laugh at the military officers marching?

9. How does Khristo and his friends in Madrid escape Matsaev but get captured?

10. What do the spy students learn at Belov?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Night Soldiers is a military fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the use of foreshadowing in the book. Why does Furst insert foreshadowing into the story? Is it effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for the novel. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Furst choose to use these places in the novel?

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