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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. How old does the stranger look?

2. What is the tribe sure Heinrich will not give up to disobey their orders?

3. How do Number 44's actions affect Balthasar?

4. What does the narrator say the emphasis is at the setting of this book?

5. Who trips Number 44 when he has a tray of type for a Latin Bible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Number 44 tell the dog to do for Heinrich?

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

3. What happens every time Father Adolf tries to punish the duplicates?

4. What does the tribe get jealous of Number 44 for?

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

6. What does Balthasar do when Number 44 fulfills his threat to the tribe?

7. What does Emil say when August asks to hear about his experiences in other realms?

8. What happens when Heinrich thanks the tribe for their help in completing the university job?

9. How does August help Number 44 do his work on his first day as an apprentice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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