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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night Michael cooks dinner for Hanna, in what room does he find her lingering?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) His father's study.
(d) His parent's bedroom.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Michael learn from the citizens' registration office?
(a) That Hanna has died.
(b) That Hanna has moved to France.
(c) That Hanna is in jail.
(d) That Hanna has moved to Hamburg.

5. One of the main charges in the case involved a bombing; where was the bombing? Who survived?
(a) A hospital was bombed; a mother and daughter survived.
(b) A church was bombed; a mother and daughter survived.
(c) A hospital was bombed; a father and daughter survived.
(d) A church was bombed; a father and daughter survived.

6. How long will the court (including the prosecution, defense, and judge) be in the new location?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Five days.
(d) One week.

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

8. During what month does the narrator get ill on the street?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) February.

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

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

11. What lie does Hanna tell to Michael in Chapter 11?
(a) She tells him she does not work as a streetcar conductor.
(b) She tells him she doesn't love him.
(c) She tells him she cannot read.
(d) She tells him she never saw a note.

12. In what year of school does Michael enter into in Chapter 13?
(a) 11th grade.
(b) College.
(c) 10th grade.
(d) 12th grade.

13. What does Michael wear?
(a) Well-cut suits handed down from a rich uncle.
(b) Jeans and button-down shirts.
(c) A workman's uniform.
(d) A school uniform.

14. What is the narrator carrying to give to Frau Schmitz in Chapter 3?
(a) A bunch of flowers.
(b) A book.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) A letter.

15. Who does the plump defendant identify as writing the SS report?
(a) Hanna.
(b) The commander.
(c) A guard.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frau Schmitz do for a living?

2. How does the narrator describe the feeling he gets from his father regarding their family?

3. On what street does the narrator live?

4. What happens to Sophie?

5. In Chapter 13, what book is the class translating?

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