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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 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 Hanna was never present at the selections, and Hanna begins to cry.
(d) The survivor remembers that Hanna had the prisoners read aloud to her, and Hanna turns to look at Michael.

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

3. To whom does Michael try to talk about his feelings regarding his epiphany about Hanna with?
(a) His friends.
(b) His family.
(c) Sophie.
(d) The judge.

4. In what language does Michael have to read the survivor's book?
(a) Polish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael steal for Hanna while at the department store with his sister?

2. What is the narrator carrying to give to Frau Schmitz in Chapter 3?

3. What, at first, does Michael decide to be Hanna's motive?

4. In Chapter 16, what type of film does Michael mention he and Hanna particularly like?

5. Why does Frau Schmitz laugh at the narrator in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the building on Bahnhofstrasse.

2. Describe Michael's daydreams from Chapter 13.

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

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

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

6. Describe the memory the narrator discusses in Chapter 7, when he is four years old. Why is it significant?

7. How does Michael "betray" Hanna, as he explains in Chapter 15?

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

9. Why is the narrator unable to take his eyes off of Frau Schmitz?

10. Describe Hanna's bold and unconventional move during the trial, as outlined in Chapter 6.

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