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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. What does Michael say about his exchange with Hanna?
(a) It is comfortable and familiar, but also selfish of him.
(b) It is comfortable and familiar, and he is falling in love again.
(c) It is difficult to understand what she meant.
(d) It is strained and awkward.

2. How much money does Hanna leave for Michael to handle?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The contents of the tea tin and 7,000 marks in the bank.
(c) The contents of the tea tin and 20,000 marks in the bank.
(d) The contents of the tea tin and 10,000 marks in the bank.

3. What does Michael feel upon reading the note?
(a) Supreme anger.
(b) Joy and jubilation.
(c) Profound sadness.
(d) Heartsickness.

4. What does Michael discover amongst Hanna's newspaper clippings?
(a) A picture of himself at graduation.
(b) A picture of he and Hanna.
(c) A picture of Jewish prisoners.
(d) A picture of his daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Michael receive a letter in Chapter 7?

2. How much time passes before Michael receives a note from Hanna?

3. What does Michael never do on the recordings?

4. What are some things Michael does to prepare for Hanna?

5. What does Michael keep in the notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael do with his own writing?

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

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

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

5. Describe what is said in the letter Michael receives from the prison warden.

6. Describe the prison warden, and the exchange she and Michael have when Michael comes to the prison and finds out Hanna has committed suicide.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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