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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street is the building the narrator talks about in Chapter 2?
(a) Einbahnstrasse.
(b) Schillerstrasse.
(c) Bahnofstrasse.
(d) Blumenstrasse.

2. On what street does the narrator live?
(a) Schillerstrasse.
(b) Einbahnstrasse.
(c) Blumenstrasse.
(d) Bahnhofstrasse.

3. What is the main piece of evidence in the trial?
(a) The survivor's book.
(b) The survivor's poem.
(c) The survivor's letters.
(d) The survivor's locket.

4. How many times does Hanna look at Michael during the trial?
(a) Three times.
(b) Once.
(c) Never.
(d) Twice.

5. How do the other defense attorneys deal with Hanna's admissions?
(a) They try to incriminate a different defendant.
(b) They try to exonerate their clients and incriminate Hanna.
(c) They try to claim their clients were never there.
(d) They try to cast doubt on the survivor's testimony.

6. What happens to the narrator after he takes a bath?
(a) Frau Schmitz approaches him and they make love.
(b) Frau Schmitz sees him, naked, and becomes embarrassed.
(c) Frau Schmitz throws him out on the street.
(d) He gets dressed and leaves without a word.

7. What does Michael leave for Hanna when they are in Amorbach?
(a) A note that says he will return shortly with breakfast.
(b) A flower.
(c) A note telling her he can no longer see her.
(d) A book.

8. What does the narrator do when Frau Schmitz catches him staring at her in Chapter 4?
(a) He makes an excuse.
(b) He apologizes.
(c) He pretends nothing happened.
(d) He flees the apartment.

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

10. In what month do the relocated trials take place?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) June.

11. What is unusual about Michael's father's relationship with his children?
(a) He refuses to speak with them.
(b) He never speaks to his children at home.
(c) He requires them to make appointments to speak with him.
(d) He will only speak to one child at a time.

12. In what language does Michael have to read the survivor's book?
(a) French.
(b) Polish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

13. In Part 2, Chapter 13, the trials move to a new location. Where does the trial take place?
(a) Israel.
(b) London.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

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

15. How old is Hanna, and when did she join the SS, as described in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) She is now 43, she joined the SS when she was 21.
(b) She is now 41, she joined the SS when she was 21.
(c) She is now 50, she joined the SS when she was 21.
(d) She is now 45, she joined the SS when she was 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sophie?

2. Who does the plump defendant identify as writing the SS report?

3. What is the narrator carrying to give to Frau Schmitz in Chapter 3?

4. During what month does the narrator get ill on the street?

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

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