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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 16, who does Michael see during one afternoon at the pool?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Hanna.
(d) His brother.

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

3. What is one of the narrator's first memories of childhood?
(a) Being hurt and neglected.
(b) Being walked to school by his mother every day.
(c) Being read to by his father.
(d) Being washed and dressed by his mother in front of the stove.

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

5. How old is Hanna?
(a) 38.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

6. While wandering in the woods, what is Michael's epiphany?
(a) That Hanna had killed Jews.
(b) That Hanna could not read or write.
(c) That Hanna could not speak English.
(d) That Hanna was never in love with him.

7. In Chapter 16, what type of film does Michael mention he and Hanna particularly like?
(a) A movie based on a Shakespeare play.
(b) A Hollywood Western.
(c) A romantic comedy.
(d) A German war film.

8. In Chapter 14, what animal does Michael tell Hanna she looks like?
(a) A horse.
(b) A lion.
(c) A toad.
(d) A bird.

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

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

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

12. What happens to Michael and Sophie in Chapter 15?
(a) They are caught in a thunderstorm.
(b) They are expelled from school.
(c) They are in a car accident.
(d) They are caught cheating.

13. What, at first, does Michael decide to be Hanna's motive?
(a) Fear of exposure as a killer.
(b) Fear of exposure as an illiterate.
(c) Fear of exposure as a criminal.
(d) Fear of exposure as a liar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Hanna join the army?

2. What floor in the apartment building is the narrator directed to go in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What decision does Michael make at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 12?

4. How old is Hanna, and when did she join the SS, as described in Part 2, Chapter 3?

5. What is unusual about Michael's father's relationship with his children?

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