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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 do Number 44's actions affect Balthasar?

2. What word does August use to describe the stranger?

3. Whom is a curse placed on after the magic surrounding the day of the deadline is discovered?

4. How old is the narrator?

5. Why does Number 44 say August should not be ashamed for his lack of spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernest report to Heinrich about the printing shop while he is talking with Doangivadam?

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

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

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

5. How does Moses try and get Number 44 in trouble, and what happens in the end?

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

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

8. What does the tribe demand in order to start working on the next big project for Heinrich?

9. When is Marget in love with August?

10. What does August do after Balthasar realizes Number 44 has fulfilled his threat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of August's friendship with Number 44, and how do these stages affect August and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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