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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hanna serve?

2. To whom does Michael try to talk about his feelings regarding his epiphany about Hanna with?

3. What causes Hanna to say she wrote the report?

4. In what year of school does Michael enter into in Chapter 13?

5. What happens on the day in July when Michael leaves a pool party to be with Hanna?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michael's classroom and classmates as they are presented in Chapter 13.

2. How does Michael "betray" Hanna, as he explains in Chapter 15?

3. Describe Hanna's lawyer from Part 2, Chapter 3.

4. Describe Hanna's bold and unconventional move during the trial, as outlined in Chapter 6.

5. How does Michael justify thinking of Hanna as a horse in Chapter 14?

6. Describe the building on Bahnhofstrasse.

7. How does the narrator find the courage to return to Frau Schmitz's apartment?

8. Why is the narrator unable to take his eyes off of Frau Schmitz?

9. As described in Chapter 10, where is Michael when he has an epiphany about Hanna? What is the epiphany, and how does Michael realize it?

10. At the end of Chapter 11, what are the comparisons Michael makes to his predicament with the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the trial, Michael talks about the feelings of numbness that overcome him. In Part 2, Chapter 4, Michael uses an analogy to convey his numbed feeling; a "hand pinching an arm numbed by an injection". Why might the author use this analogy? Why does Michael liken his feelings to those of another person, under anesthesia? How does this allow Michael to be active, but also removed from the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses an interesting technique in the beginning of the novel; he doesn't introduce the readers to Michael until Michael and Hanna formally introduce themselves. Why is this? Why might this technique be beneficial to the story? Why not? Do you think this was a conscious decision by the author? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does Hanna act as a "bully" in the early stages of the relationship she has with Michael? Why does Michael feel he has no choice but to give in to Hanna and her demands? How does this set the tone for Hanna's behavior during her trial?

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