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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 Section 4, what does Florian want to do in Kiel?

2. In Section 4 after the torpedo hit, how was a little girl with a stuffed bear killed?

3. In Section 4, where does Florian say that the Amber Room was packed when he left?

4. In Section 3, when does Emilia say that Germany invaded Poland from the west?

5. When Florian's lifeboat pulls away in Section 4, who has his pack?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 3, how does Emilia describe her mother's death?

2. In Section 3, what is blood guilt?

3. In Section 3, why does Eva not register with the rest of the group?

4. In Section 3, what does KdF mean and what is its purpose?

5. In Section 4, what interrupts the music that plays on the ships speaker's and why?

6. In Section 3, how does Emilia remember becoming pregnant?

7. In Section 4, after the torpedo hits, what happens to a little girl in the music room?

8. In Section 3, what does Joana learn about Florian and Koch?

9. In Section 4, what does Joana see and feel at 9:15 p.m.

10. Where was art stolen from for Hitler and where was some of it hidden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel; Joana, Florian, Emilia, and Alfred all name something that is a hunter. What does each character say is a hunter and how are guilt, fate, shame, and fear hunters?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters experience one or more disasters. How does disaster affect various characters, and how does disaster reveal character?

Essay Topic 3

Florian decides to seek revenge, Emilia never considers revenge. Why does Florian decide to seek revenge, but Emilia does not look to get revenge?

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