View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the feeling he gets from his father regarding their family?
(a) He feels they are cherished by his father.
(b) He feels they are like pets to his father.
(c) He feels they are like friends to his father, rather than family.
(d) He feels they are like burdens to his father.

2. What causes Hanna to say she wrote the report?
(a) The prosecutor identifies her as being the only one available.
(b) The prosecutor wants to call the survivors as witnesses.
(c) The prosectuor wants to administer a handwriting test.
(d) The prosecutor makes her admit it.

3. What is Frau Schmitz's first name?
(a) Sara.
(b) Anna.
(c) Hanna.
(d) Heidi.

4. What does Hanna do to Michael when he returns to their hotel room in Chapter 11?
(a) She kicks him.
(b) She hits him with a leather belt.
(c) She leaves him at the hotel.
(d) She slaps him.

5. What does the man in charge of the streetcar company tell Michael?
(a) That Hanna had asked for a promotion.
(b) That Hanna never picked up her last check.
(c) That Hanna never worked for him.
(d) That Hanna told him she would not be coming back to work.

6. What play did Michael and Hanna see at the theater?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Intrigues and Love.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Hamlet.

7. What happens on the day in July when Michael leaves a pool party to be with Hanna?
(a) She doesn't realize that it is his birthday.
(b) He tells her he can no longer continue to see her.
(c) She gets very ill.
(d) He falls in love with Sophie.

8. What does the survivor finally remember during the trial, and what does Hanna do after the survivor tells the court this?
(a) The survivor remembers that Hanna had the prisoners read aloud to her, and Hanna turns to look at Michael.
(b) The survivor remembers that Hanna had the prisoners read aloud to her, and Hanna begins to cry.
(c) The survivor remembers that Hanna was never present at the selections, and Hanna turns to look at Michael.
(d) The survivor remembers Hanna was never present at the selections, and Hanna begins to cry.

9. What day of the week does Michael have a break from the trials and his studies?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

10. What is the narrator's name, and how old does Hanna think he is?
(a) His name is Michael Berg, and she thinks he is 19.
(b) His name is Michael Bern, and she thinks he is 15.
(c) His name is Michael Berg, and she thinks he is 17.
(d) His name is Michael Bern, and she thinks he is 17.

11. What does Michael plan to do while the trials are in another location?
(a) He plans to spend time with Sophie.
(b) He plans to go along with the rest of the court.
(c) He plans to devote the time to his studies.
(d) He plans to spend time with his family.

12. What does Michael steal for Hanna while at the department store with his sister?
(a) A silk nightgown.
(b) A silk scarf.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A pair of stockings.

13. What excuse does the narrator give for being late to dinner with his family?
(a) He met a woman.
(b) He lost his way and had to walk home from Nussloch.
(c) He forgot where Blumenstrasse was.
(d) He had to study after school.

14. What is the cause of the first fight between Hanna and Michael?
(a) He misses the streetcar stop where he is supposed to meet Hanna.
(b) He boards the streetcar, and Hanna doesn't come to the car he's sitting in.
(c) His family forbids him to talk to her.
(d) She tells him she cannot see him again.

15. Why does Frau Schmitz laugh at the narrator in Chapter 6?
(a) He is wearing childish clothing.
(b) He doesn't know where the cellar is.
(c) He is covered in black dust from the coal in the cellar.
(d) He ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Part 2, Chapter 11, what does Michael feel he should do regarding his epiphany about Hanna?

2. On what street does the narrator live?

3. How does Michael feel he "betrays" Hanna?

4. What does Michael notice on Hanna's shoulder?

5. What does Hanna not want to acknowledge that she had previously admitted to the court?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 783 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample