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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do many of the spectators feel about Hanna's behavior?
(a) They feel saddened with the verdict.
(b) They feel she was ridiculing the trial and verdict.
(c) The feel the other defendants deserved the same sentence as Hanna.
(d) They feel sorry for her.

2. What does Michael do after his exams, something he has not done in a long while?
(a) Visits his parents.
(b) Writes a letter.
(c) Visits his daughter.
(d) Takes a streetcar.

3. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 1, to what does Michael equate his love for Hanna?
(a) The fate of his generation.
(b) The fate of his life.
(c) The fate of death.
(d) The fate of life in prison.

4. How does Michael feel at the end of Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) Numb.
(b) Proud.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

5. When is the verdict reached?
(a) The beginning of June.
(b) The beginning of May.
(c) The end of May.
(d) The end of June.

6. In Part 3, Chapter 1, where does Michael move during the summer after the trial?
(a) Into the hospital.
(b) France.
(c) Into a rented room.
(d) Into his parents house.

7. Why does the prison warden tell Michael she is nervous?
(a) She thinks Hanna's clemency will be revoked.
(b) Hanna refused to go outside before she was released.
(c) She thinks Hanna is not prepared to be released.
(d) Hanna has gotten very ill.

8. What time of year is it in Chapter 3, Part 3?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

9. Why does Michael make the decision about the story of him and Hanna?
(a) Because he is responsible.
(b) Because he is guilty.
(c) In order to let Hanna know he loves her.
(d) In order to be free.

10. What novel does Michael reread at the end of Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Crime and Punishment.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

11. Why does Michael tell Hanna he is proud of her?
(a) Because she learned to read.
(b) Because she looks exactly the same.
(c) Because she was very strong throughout her ordeal.
(d) Because he had learned so much from her.

12. What is Michael's daughter's name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Hanna.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Julia.

13. How much time passes before Michael receives a note from Hanna?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

14. What invitation does Michael accept during Christmas vacation?
(a) An invitation to America.
(b) An invitation to stay with Hanna's relatives.
(c) An invitation to study at a prestigious university.
(d) An invitation on a ski trip with other students.

15. What does Michael say that illiteracy is?
(a) Anger.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Love.
(d) Embarrassment.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Michael in Chapter 1 of Part 3, what type of love are we not responsible for?

2. What is the daughter like?

3. When could Michael finally carry out Hanna's instructions for her money?

4. What is the first thing Hanna says to Michael when she sees him in Part 3, Chapter 8?

5. What does Michael feel upon reading the note?

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