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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Michael feel he "betrays" Hanna?
(a) By telling his family about her.
(b) By lying to her.
(c) By not telling anyone about her.
(d) By telling his friends about her.

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

4. Why does Michael see Hanna in this place?
(a) He tracks her down through old friends.
(b) He is working as an orderly at a hospital.
(c) She is teaching one of his law classes.
(d) He is a law student attending a seminar on the Nazi trials.

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

6. How long does the narrator wait before going back to Frau Schmitz's apartment?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

7. 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.

8. In Chapter 16, what does Hanna want to do instead of reading?
(a) She wants to bathe Michael.
(b) She wants to go to a fancy dinner.
(c) She wants to ride bicylces.
(d) She wants to go to the movies.

9. To whom does Michael try to talk about his feelings regarding his epiphany about Hanna with?
(a) The judge.
(b) His family.
(c) His friends.
(d) Sophie.

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

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

12. Which defendant is Hanna, out of how many?
(a) Hanna is the fourth of five defendants.
(b) Hanna is the fourth of eight defendants.
(c) Hanna is the first of three defendants.
(d) Hanna is the second of four defendants.

13. What does Michael shout out in his sleep, according to his brother?
(a) Sophie's name.
(b) Quotes from a play.
(c) Cries of pain.
(d) Hanna's name.

14. Where does Michael see Hanna again, in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) A courtroom.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) A classroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What play did Michael and Hanna see at the theater?

2. What does Hanna do to Michael when he returns to their hotel room in Chapter 11?

3. What causes Hanna to say she wrote the report?

4. How do the other defense attorneys deal with Hanna's admissions?

5. What do the other defendants claim after Hanna's admission?

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