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

2. What does Michael learn after a phone call at the end of Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Hanna will remain in prison.
(b) Hanna will be executed.
(c) Hanna will be released in one week.
(d) Hanna will be released the next day.

3. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 1, to what does Michael equate his love for Hanna?
(a) The fate of life in prison.
(b) The fate of death.
(c) The fate of his life.
(d) The fate of his generation.

4. As of Part 3, Chapter 7, how long has Hanna been in prison?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. When does Michael go to the prison for the first time?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael's companion tell him about on the way to their destination in Part 2, Chapter 14?

2. What does Michael ask himself, sometimes, after Hanna's death?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what does Michael deem "the most grotesque oversimplification of all"?

4. What does Michael do to stay awake, after he and his wife separate?

5. What does Michael never do on the recordings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Michael say about his relationships after Gertrud?

3. What does Michael do with his own writing?

4. Describe Gertrud and the relationship she develops with Michael as described in Chapter 2.

5. What does Michael decide to do after he and Gertrud separate in Chapter 5?

6. What happens when Michael speaks to Hanna, right before she is released, at the end of chapter 9?

7. What happens to Michael when he visits the cemetery in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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