View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the narrator after he takes a bath?
(a) Frau Schmitz approaches him and they make love.
(b) Frau Schmitz sees him, naked, and becomes embarrassed.
(c) Frau Schmitz throws him out on the street.
(d) He gets dressed and leaves without a word.

2. How many times does Hanna look at Michael during the trial?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Never.

3. What is Frau Schmitz's first name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sara.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Hanna.

4. What does the narrator say about the night after he took the bath in Frau Schmitz's apartment?
(a) He thinks Frau Schmitz is too old for him.
(b) He thinks Frau Schmitz might dislike him.
(c) He fell in love with Frau Schmitz.
(d) He never wants to see Frau Schmitz again.

5. How old is the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hanna?

2. How do the other defense attorneys deal with Hanna's admissions?

3. What happens to Sophie?

4. How does the narrator describe the feeling he gets from his father regarding their family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between Frau Schmitz and the narrator in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Michael's classroom and classmates as they are presented in Chapter 13.

7. Describe the Frau Schmitz's apartment.

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

9. Describe Michael's feelings about his last years in school and his first years in university, as he relates them in Part 2, Chapter 1.

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,128 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample