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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 city streets does Khristov explore with Sascha in the snow?

2. What begins innocently as a code name used in caring for a stray dog?

3. When someone removed a blue lantern signal, what could not be bombed?

4. What is NOT a method by which the students learn how to compete against each other at the spy school?

5. Who are the spy students in Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the locals make fun of the hats of the military officers in Bulgaria in 1934 only in private?

2. What is Khristo's experience studying in Moscow initially before he meets Sascha?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Faye described in Chapter 2?

8. How is Khristo born to be a spy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflict over land and ethnic rivalries appears throughout The Night Soldiers. Who travels? Who stays behind? In what ways are individuals and nations motivated by their ability to conquer land? What is their effect on other individuals and their lives? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Aleksandra behave in order to develop her image as a high-society woman? Why does Aleksandra want to leave her middle-class neighborhood? What is appealing to her about the lifestyle of high society women?

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