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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. After visiting Hanna, what is the following week like for Michael?
(a) Very busy.
(b) Very lonely.
(c) Very sad.
(d) Very peaceful.

2. What has Michael noticed about Hanna's voice at the end of Part 3, Chapter 9?
(a) It sounds like music.
(b) She is barely audible.
(c) It has stayed young.
(d) It is harsh and ragged.

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

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

5. When will Hanna make an appeal for clemency?
(a) The following year.
(b) In five years' time.
(c) The following week.
(d) The following month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Michael go at the end of Part 3, Chapter 12?

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

3. To whom does Michael give Hanna's money?

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

5. Where does Michael send the tapes and recorder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Michael do to prepare for Hanna's release in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Michael dream about on the train from Boston to New York, on the way to visit the daughter from the trial?

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