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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 time of day does the stranger appear?

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

3. How old does the stranger look?

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

5. What needs to be done on the day of the university deadline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the cat's new name, and how does she feel about this?

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

5. Who offers to load the university job to the wagons, and why?

6. What rumor spread through the castle after the printing of the Bible?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

August endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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

Number 44 performs many acts of service during his time as a printer's apprentice. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how do these events affects the characters involved in them?

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