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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. One of the main charges in the case involved a bombing; where was the bombing? Who survived?
(a) A hospital was bombed; a mother and daughter survived.
(b) A church was bombed; a mother and daughter survived.
(c) A hospital was bombed; a father and daughter survived.
(d) A church was bombed; a father and daughter survived.

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

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

4. On the night Michael cooks dinner for Hanna, in what room does he find her lingering?
(a) His parent's bedroom.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) His father's study.

5. What does the survivor finally remember during the trial, and what does Hanna do after the survivor tells the court this?
(a) The survivor remembers that Hanna was never present at the selections, and Hanna turns to look at Michael.
(b) The survivor remembers that Hanna had the prisoners read aloud to her, and Hanna begins to cry.
(c) The survivor remembers that Hanna had the prisoners read aloud to her, and Hanna turns to look at Michael.
(d) The survivor remembers Hanna was never present at the selections, and Hanna begins to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does the narrator give for being late to dinner with his family?

2. What does Michael learn from the citizens' registration office?

3. According to the daughter, how could the prisoners have saved themselves?

4. What lie does Hanna tell to Michael in Chapter 11?

5. What does Michael find in the beginning of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michael's daydreams from Chapter 13.

2. What does Michael do in the weeks after he and Hanna have their first fight?

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

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

5. Describe Hanna's lawyer from Part 2, Chapter 3.

6. Why is the evidence actually favorable to the defendants, as explained in Chapter 7?

7. Describe Hanna's life, as she tells it to Michael in Chapter 9.

8. At the end of Chapter 11, what are the comparisons Michael makes to his predicament with the trial?

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

10. What does Michael do, in Chapter 17, when he realizes Hanna has disappeared?

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