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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 religion do most of the people in this book follow?

2. What is Adolf's occupation?

3. What do all the people in the castle gather around in the kitchen?

4. Why was the location for the print shop chosen?

5. What is the occupation of the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who takes the blame off of Number 44 for his magic abilities, and what logic is used to do so?

4. What does the tribe do when they see that the university job has been completed?

5. What does August find when he returns to his room after speaking with Number 44 for the first time?

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

7. What does Adolf say will happen if information is given to the masses?

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

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

10. What does Number 44 show August on their second journey together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Comic relief is a literary tool used well by Mark Twain in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Printing was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

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