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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Michael's father's relationship with his children?
(a) He never speaks to his children at home.
(b) He refuses to speak with them.
(c) He will only speak to one child at a time.
(d) He requires them to make appointments to speak with him.

2. What illness does the narrator suffer from in Chapter 1?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Liver disease.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Hepatitis.

3. How does the narrator describe being ill in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A depressing time.
(b) The worst time in life.
(c) A lucky break.
(d) An enchanted interlude.

4. 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) She tells him she cannot see him again.
(c) His family forbids him to talk to her.
(d) He boards the streetcar, and Hanna doesn't come to the car he's sitting in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Hanna look at Michael during the trial?

2. In what language does Michael have to read the survivor's book?

3. What does Michael plan to do while the trials are in another location?

4. To whom does Michael try to talk about his feelings regarding his epiphany about Hanna with?

5. During what month does the narrator get ill on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the bicycle trip that Michael and Hanna take during Michael's Easter vacation.

2. Describe the only time Michael sees Hanna by chance, in Chapter 16.

3. What does Michael do while staying home alone during the last week of vacation, in Chapter 12?

4. How does Michael justify thinking of Hanna as a horse in Chapter 14?

5. What makes Frau (Hanna) Schmitz so angry in Chapter 8?

6. Describe the five defendants' roles, and their involvement in the crimes that brought them to the trial, as described in Part 2, Chapter 5.

7. Describe how Michael becomes involved in the court and Hanna's trial, as it is told in Part 2, Chapter 2.

8. Why does Michael decide to talk to his father in Chapter 12?

9. Describe the Frau Schmitz's apartment.

10. Describe the lines of reasoning the defendants (including Hanna) give for not unlocking the church doors, as explained in Chapter 9.

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