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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. Where does "the daughter" live?
(a) In a small apartment in Berlin.
(b) At a vineyard in France.
(c) On a street near Central Park.
(d) Near the Capitol Building.

2. What time of year is it in Chapter 3, Part 3?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

3. What is Hanna wearing for the sentencing?
(a) A red suit and white blouse.
(b) A dress.
(c) A black suit and white blouse.
(d) A navy blue suit.

4. According to the prison warden, once Hanna learned to read, what did she request?
(a) Greek classics.
(b) Books about law.
(c) Plays by Shakespeare.
(d) Literature on concentration camps.

5. What is Hanna's sentence?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Execution.
(c) 25 years in prison.
(d) She is acquitted of all charges.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 14, who says "executioners don't hate the people they execute, and they execute them all the same"?

2. Why is Michael annoyed at the end of the Part 3, Chapter 9?

3. What does Michael keep in the notebook?

4. What is Michael's wife's name?

5. What does Michael notice about the note, upon first glance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, why does Michael say he "finds it unendurable to do nothing"?

2. Although Michael is happy, why does he also feel sorry for Hanna?

3. Describe the situation that happens at the restaurant in Chapter 15.

4. What decision does Michael struggle with at the beginning of Chapter 4, and why?

5. What happens when Michael goes to talk to the judge in Chapter 16?

6. What does the prison warden tell Michael about Hanna and her time in prison?

7. Of Hanna's possessions, what does the daughter decide to keep, and why?

8. How do the Michael's feelings about the trial become "awakened" in Chapter 3?

9. What does Michael notice about himself after he is taken to the hospital with fever?

10. What does Michael decide to do for work, and why?

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