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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 has Andres died of that Khristo learns about from the person he meets in the bookstore?

2. Whose good looks and reserve make him very popular with dining customers?

3. As the former spy tries to get out of Paris, what group prevents his quick departure?

4. Who is the Bulgarian expatriate that Khristo works for?

5. In 1937 where has Khristo found work as a waiter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Khristo escape the French prison and go to Cambra?

2. Why does Khristo feel alone from both the women he loves while in prison?

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

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

5. Why does Robert keep his mission secret when he returns to New York?

6. How does Khristo end up in prison because of the British spy Fitzware?

7. How does Robert get a job with the OSS?

8. How does Khristo learn about Faye Burns again when he is working in Switzerland?

9. How does Robert's team wreck havoc on the Germans?

10. Why does Robert want to change careers in 1941?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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