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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. How old is Michael's daughter when he and his wife divorce?

2. When will Hanna make an appeal for clemency?

3. What does Michael keep in the notebook?

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

5. What does the prison warden show Michael when he visits the prison after learning Hanna has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 12, right after Hanna's death, what does Michael decide to do? Why?

2. Describe the driver Michael hitches a ride with in Chapter 14.

3. What does Michael do with his own writing?

4. What does Michael do upon returning from New York at the end of Chapter 12?

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

6. What happens when Michael speaks to Hanna, right before she is released, at the end of chapter 9?

7. What decision does Michael struggle with at the beginning of Chapter 4, and why?

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

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

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

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

What does Hanna's actions on the night of the church bombing say about her character? Or her behavior while being questioned by the judge? Is Hanna a sympathetic character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

During the trials it is discovered that Hanna had "favorite" prisoners, young women who were too weak to work, whom she had read to her much like Michael. What can the reader draw from this discovery? How does Michael feel about this? How could this revelation change the way in which the reader sees Hanna?

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