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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 the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 7, what does Michael say he had never thought about at the time?
(a) His parent's deaths.
(b) His own path in life.
(c) Hanna's release.
(d) Hanna's death.

2. Why does the prison warden tell Michael she is nervous?
(a) Hanna has gotten very ill.
(b) Hanna refused to go outside before she was released.
(c) She thinks Hanna is not prepared to be released.
(d) She thinks Hanna's clemency will be revoked.

3. Who does Michael meet at the cemetery?
(a) Hanna.
(b) A former member of his seminar.
(c) A childhood friend.
(d) Sophie.

4. What does Michael ask himself, sometimes, after Hanna's death?
(a) If he could have reduced her sentence.
(b) If she deserved it.
(c) If he was responsible.
(d) If he loved her enough.

5. What does Michael believe the person from the cemetery will ask him about the trial?
(a) Why he never came to hear the verdict.
(b) What was going on between him and the defendant, Hanna.
(c) Why he seemed so distant during the trials.
(d) Why he was never late.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Michael notices about Hanna when he sees her in Part 3, Chapter 8?

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

3. How does Michael get to his destination in Chapter 14?

4. What does Michael say that illiteracy is?

5. How old is Michael's daughter when he and his wife divorce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Michael react after reading the letter in Chapter 7?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 12, right after Hanna's death, what does Michael decide to do? Why?

4. What does Michael do upon returning from New York at the end of Chapter 12?

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

6. How does Hanna respond to Michael's questions about the trial and their relationship?

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

8. In Chapter 17, how does Michael describe Hanna at her sentencing?

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

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

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