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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 August call the group of people living at the castle?

2. What is the name of the narrator's master?

3. Which of the following is NOT a prank pulled on Number 44 and August after their friendship is discovered?

4. What religion do most of the people in this book follow?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the tribe explain the stranger's oddities?

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

3. What kind of nicknames does the tribe give Number 44 and why?

4. What concepts does Number 44 try to teach August about after their journeys together?

5. How does Number 44 fulfill his threat to the tribe?

6. How does the author introduce humor with the name of Heinrich's friend?

7. What does August find in his room after his prayer in Number 44's behalf and what does Katrina think of this?

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

9. What happens when Heinrich goes to see the strange happenings in his printing shop?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Irony is a frequent technique used in this book. What are some of the instances where Irony is present, and how do these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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