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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 1, where does Michael move during the summer after the trial?
(a) France.
(b) Into the hospital.
(c) Into his parents house.
(d) Into a rented room.

3. Where does Michael travel to in Part 3, Chapter 11?
(a) France, by train.
(b) Boston, then by train to New York.
(c) Poland.
(d) Washington, D.C.

4. Why is Michael annoyed at the end of the Part 3, Chapter 9?
(a) Hanna calls him a "big planner."
(b) Hanna refuses to talk to him.
(c) He cannot speak to Hanna.
(d) He cannot find Hanna a job.

5. To whom does Hanna want her money to be given?
(a) A charity.
(b) The daughter who survived the church fire.
(c) Michael's family.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Michael feel at the end of Part 2, Chapter 16?

3. Why does the prison warden tell Michael she is nervous?

4. Where does Michael spend the summer after the trial?

5. When could Michael finally carry out Hanna's instructions for her money?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what is the atmosphere in the courtroom at the beginning of the sentencing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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