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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 three countries use Khristo's secret services, making him a pawn?

2. Who is the American woman of significance to Khristo?

3. Who is the man with the British secret service who wants to photograph Khristov?

4. Who are badly injured in a surprise encounter with a German officer and who is out birdwatching with his guard?

5. Who does Khristo meet that tells him the identity of the real German spy at the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Khristo afraid of dying in the French prison?

2. How do the Germans offer retribution to the French resistance and civilians for acts of sabotage?

3. How does Khristo maintain his training in Paris?

4. Why is Khristo popular in Paris at the restaurant?

5. What happens when Daniel and La Brebis are badly injured in a surprise encounter with a German officer?

6. Why did Khristo change his name in camp?

7. How does the resistance group operate in a low-key manner in France?

8. What are some forms or acts of sabotage performed by the resistance fighters in France?

9. How does Khristo discover that his girlfriend has been kidnapped in Paris?

10. How does Omaraeff die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Furst describes murder in numerous instances. Who dies? What is stolen? Who is affected? How does this change the course of the narrative? What action occurs subsequently as a direct result?

Essay Topic 3

Furst uses more than one iteration on the theme of betrayal. Identify at least two themes about betrayal in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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