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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. in Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael say to be "unendurable" regarding the trial?

2. What invitation does Michael accept during Christmas vacation?

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

4. Where does "the daughter" live?

5. What is Michael's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael decide to do for work, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Michael do with his own writing?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Michael's attitude toward Hanna at the beginning of their relationship and before the trial. How does Michael change over that time? How does he mature, emotionally and physically?

Essay Topic 2

Hanna and Micheal's relationship is immediate and intense, yet the reader only has Michael's view of their budding romance. From a literary standpoint, why might the author construct their relationship in this way? What are the disadvantages for reader, of not knowing how Hanna truly feels about Michael? The advantages?

Essay Topic 3

In the last chapter of the novel Michael talks about freeing himself from the story of he and Hanna. How has Michael's guilt changed from the initial stages of their relationship to after Hanna's death? How might writing their story free Michael from that guilt? Can he ever be free? Why or why not? How does Michael "make peace" with their story?

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