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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. What should have happened years ago according to Alix if her life doesn't have meaning?

2. Who is sitting with the Fuhrer just down the road from Otto's farmhouse?

3. Who does David spot from his balcony at the Cherrywoods?

4. Who does David leave his grandmother with when he runs for his medical bag?

5. What is emblazoned on the armbands of the intruders in the Strauss mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can neither David nor Alix remember in regard to their relationship?

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

3. Why does David rarely leave his room at the hotel where the FBI is protecting him in the early days after the Strauss mansion shootings?

4. Why is the Warrior killed after meeting with the Fuhrer in Washington?

5. Why is David unsuccessful at reaching Michael Ben-Iban?

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

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

8. What does the salesman on the hill overlooking the French countryside inadvertently witness?

9. What does Harry tell David as the two men are running together while David is under FBI protection?

10. What are the responsibilities of the advance team for Dachau Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times in the story, David seeks the solace of time alone in order to regroup, deal with his feelings, and regain his focus.

a. Identify at least three times in the story where David is alone.

b. Compare and contrast each of these events in terms of the situation David is trying to understand, the effect of his alone time, and the situation that immediately follows this time.

c. How might David's actions have impacted the story's plot if he hadn't had this time to himself?

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 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.

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