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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael notice about Hanna's subsequent notes?
(a) The handwriting stays the same.
(b) She writes him love letters.
(c) The handwriting changes.
(d) She writes him angry letters.

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

3. What are some things Michael does to prepare for Hanna?
(a) He gets her an apartment and a job.
(b) He tries to make as much money as he could.
(c) He buys her lots of books.
(d) He buries himself in his work.

4. How does Hanna address Michael?
(a) "Michael."
(b) "Mr. Berg."
(c) "Kid."
(d) "My love."

5. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what does Michael deem "the most grotesque oversimplification of all"?
(a) Prosecuting.
(b) Judging.
(c) Becoming a doctor.
(d) Defending.

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

7. What does Michael say about his exchange with Hanna?
(a) It is difficult to understand what she meant.
(b) It is comfortable and familiar, and he is falling in love again.
(c) It is comfortable and familiar, but also selfish of him.
(d) It is strained and awkward.

8. What is the daughter like?
(a) Very rich.
(b) Very beautiful.
(c) Very matter-of-fact.
(d) Very sad and lonely.

9. What does Michael believe the person from the cemetery will ask him about the trial?
(a) Why he was never late.
(b) Why he never came to hear the verdict.
(c) What was going on between him and the defendant, Hanna.
(d) Why he seemed so distant during the trials.

10. What does Michael notice about the note, upon first glance?
(a) The childish handwriting.
(b) The perfumed paper.
(c) The bright pink letters.
(d) The carelessness with which it was written.

11. What does Michael think Hanna smells like, while sitting with her on the bench?
(a) Fresh flowers.
(b) An old woman.
(c) Soap.
(d) A chid.

12. What does the daughter want to keep?
(a) Half of the money.
(b) Michael's tapes.
(c) The tea tin.
(d) The letter from Hanna.

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

14. What does Michael ask himself, sometimes, after Hanna's death?
(a) If he was responsible.
(b) If he could have reduced her sentence.
(c) If she deserved it.
(d) If he loved her enough.

15. Where does Michael go at the end of Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Hanna's old apartment.
(c) To Hanna's grave.
(d) To his family's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael learn after a phone call at the end of Part 3, Chapter 7?

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

3. From whom does Michael receive a letter in Chapter 7?

4. What is the first thing Michael notices about Hanna when he sees her in Part 3, Chapter 8?

5. What is one area of Michael's specialty?

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