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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. Why were the defendants transferred from Auschwitz in 1944?
(a) To replace guards who fell ill.
(b) To replace guards who were killed or injured in a factory bombing.
(c) As punishment for a poor performance at Auschwitz.
(d) To replace guards who were killed by the Liberation.

2. Why does Michael see Hanna in this place?
(a) He is working as an orderly at a hospital.
(b) She is teaching one of his law classes.
(c) He is a law student attending a seminar on the Nazi trials.
(d) He tracks her down through old friends.

3. In Chapter 16, what type of film does Michael mention he and Hanna particularly like?
(a) A Hollywood Western.
(b) A romantic comedy.
(c) A movie based on a Shakespeare play.
(d) A German war film.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael leave for Hanna when they are in Amorbach?

2. What floor in the apartment building is the narrator directed to go in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What is the first thing the narrator notices when he returns to Frau Schmitz's apartment in Chapter 6?

4. How long does the narrator wait before going back to Frau Schmitz's apartment?

5. In Chapter 13, what book is the class translating?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Describe Michael's daydreams from Chapter 13.

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator find the courage to return to Frau Schmitz's apartment?

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