View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Heinrich so happy when Number 44 says he has never studied anything?
(a) He wants to teach him.
(b) He is a clean slate.
(c) He cannot read what is printed.
(d) He has not been Catholicized.

2. What does Number 44 tell the dog to do to Heinrich?
(a) Bow to him.
(b) Lick his hand in respect.
(c) Fetch his slippers.
(d) Roll over.

3. What is Heinrich's occupation?
(a) Printer.
(b) Priest.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Writer.

4. What does August think his first encounter with Number 44 was the next morning?
(a) A vision.
(b) A puppet show.
(c) A threat.
(d) A dream.

5. Why was the location for the print shop chosen?
(a) To have the needed space.
(b) To keep things cool.
(c) To have good lighting.
(d) To keep visitors away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the tribe realize that August is helping Number 44 in his new position?

2. What does Frau Stein want to do with the stranger?

3. Who is the only person not worried about the curse when the magic of the deadline is discovered?

4. What is the name of the castle the narrator works in?

5. Who does August pray for after he is discovered helping Number 44 in his new position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Katrina tries to kill Balthasar?

2. What do August and Number 44 see when they go to help load the wagons with the completed university job?

3. How is the art of printing seen in Austria when this book begins, and why?

4. What does Number 44 say all of humanity really is?

5. What does August do when he wakes to find Emil in his room?

6. What does August do when he sees his master's plight getting worse?

7. What does Emil ask of August when he comes to August's room?

8. What does the cat say when she sees August and Emil standing together?

9. What does Frau Stein want to do when the strange appears, and who interrupts her plan?

10. What big project does Heinrich have to complete, and what does he need in order complete it?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 805 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample