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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 American woman of significance to Khristo?

2. Who is needed to help the wounded resistance workers after the surprise encounter with a German officer?

3. Who is NOT in the resistance group in the Cambras?

4. Which two men are similar in intelligence that are part of the resistance group in the Cambras?

5. What is the remote mountain village that Khristo feels uneasy about and leads to a trap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khristo love about his life in Paris?

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

3. Why do the local police change the way they view immigrants in Paris?

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

5. What does Sascha do in Siberia while he is imprisoned?

6. How is life in Paris very different from that of Bulgaria for Khristo?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in France and the rest of Europe during World War II when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Furst employs simple, minimalist, highly controlled, meticulous yet effective language contrasted with complex language at times to convey powerful imagery and ideas. Both styles employ powerful symbolism. Choose an example of symbolism, briefly describe it, and identify the technique which it embodies.

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