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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 does Hienrich want to do with the stranger?

2. Who does the narrator say the setting of this book is ideal for?

3. Who states that the men Heinrich thanked for help had really done nothing?

4. What time does Number 44 finally show up on the day August wants to befriend him?

5. How many people does August say could live in the castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while August and Number 44 talk in Number 44's room for the first time?

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

3. What does August do when he gets sad or stressed?

4. What does Number 44 do when he sees that August wants to befriend him?

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

6. Why is the stranger told to take the dog outside?

7. What happens when Katrina tries to kill Balthasar?

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

9. How does Number 44 say the duplicates differ from the real counterparts?

10. What does Emil tell August about while they wait for Number 44 to arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marget's maid is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the title of the book, and what role does it play in the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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