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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. Why does Michael tell Hanna he is proud of her?

2. What does Michael feel the notebook is testament to?

3. To whom does Hanna want her money to be given?

4. How does Michael make a quick exit at the end of the Part 3, Chapter 3?

5. What does the daughter want to keep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Michael receive at the beginning of Chapter 6, and why does this cause him great joy?

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

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

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

6. How does Michael feel upon seeing Hanna in Chapter 8, and how does he describe her?

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

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

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

10. How does Hanna respond to Michael's questions about the trial and their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give examples of the instances in which Michael realizes Hanna gave clues to her illiteracy. Why was it necessary for Michael to be far removed from his life and the trial in order to come to the revelation that Hanna could not read or write? Why does Michael reason that Hanna is fighting her own battle of justice?

Essay Topic 2

In Part 3, Chapter 1, Michael describes a "German fate." What is the German fate? How does Michael equate the pain of his love for Hanna to his own German fate? How does their relationship parallel the generational conflict in Germany?

Essay Topic 3

When Michael begins to read aloud to Hanna, it starts out as an intimate activity. Give examples as to how this activity strengthens their relationship. Compare and contrast how Michael feels about reading aloud to Hanna in the early stages of their relationship to the later stages. What has changed?

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