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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. In Chapter 13, what book is the class translating?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) The Odyssey.

2. What does Frau Schmitz do for a living?
(a) Frau Schmitz is a streetcar conductor.
(b) Frau Schmitz is a factory worker.
(c) Frau Schmitz is a lawyer.
(d) Frau Schmitz is a nurse.

3. How old is Hanna?
(a) 32.
(b) 38.
(c) 36.
(d) 29.

4. 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.

5. What is the first thing the narrator notices when he returns to Frau Schmitz's apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) That no apartment existed.
(b) The apartment has new inhabitants.
(c) Frau Schmitz is not home.
(d) The apartment is slated for demolition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main piece of evidence in the trial?

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

4. How long will the court (including the prosecution, defense, and judge) be in the new location?

5. What causes Hanna to say she wrote the report?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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