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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. After being spotted by David and Alix, what does the man watching them at the lake do?

2. What announcement does Alix make to the people she is working with during a shoot?

3. Who does Harry Callaghan meet with in Frankfurt for his briefing on the Strauss/Rothschild situation?

4. Where are the final scenes of "The Fourth Commandment" shot?

5. Who shoots Heather in the upstairs hallway of the Strauss mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Fuhrer tell the men as the meeting between the Chancellor, the Ambassador, the General, and the Fuhrer is ending?

2. What does the speaker on ABC-TV ask people to do the following day if they agree with his views?

3. Why are David and his wife nervous about attending the party at the Strauss mansion?

4. Why does Alix find someone to accompany her to David's room?

5. How do the other members of the Strauss family learn of Nick's death?

6. What does David fail to notice because he is so transfixed by the events on television?

7. What does Alix see in her nightmares while she is with David in Frankfurt?

8. According to the Fuhrer, what would have died if the Warrior had not died?

9. Why does Benjamin think the Nazis are becoming more and more powerful?

10. Why did David and Alix stop dating in college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Storm Troop and the Gestapo. How are the two groups similar in terms of constituents, philosophies, and tactics? How are the two groups different? Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Why did the author choose the title "See How They Run" for this book? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in David's life? In Alix's life? In the Olympic Village?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Harry Callaghan, Benjamin Rabinowitz, Elena Strauss, and Ben Essmann.

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