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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Rachel as she walks back to her hotel room after dinner?
(a) She drops her cell phone into a sidewalk grate.
(b) She is almost hit by a taxi.
(c) She is mugged.
(d) She trips over an uneven sidewalk.

2. How did the Russians try to hide the panels from The Amber Room from the Nazis?
(a) They covered them with wallpaper.
(b) They painted them.
(c) They covered them with other walls.
(d) They stored them in secret hallways.

3. What information does the man in #10 want from the prisoners?
(a) The location of American troops.
(b) The identification of Russian spies.
(c) The names of those who attempted to kill Hitler.
(d) The location of the Amber Room.

4. Who is the Nazi officer who comes into the courtyard?
(a) Josef Mengele.
(b) Heinrich Himmler.
(c) Albert Speer.
(d) Hermann Goering.

5. What is Rachel not looking forward to this year?
(a) Campaigning for Judge.
(b) Planning a wedding for her daughter.
(c) Having back surgery.
(d) Packing to move to a new house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knoll learn about Rachel from her secretary?

2. Who is Knoll's employer?

3. What does Rachel tell Knoll about why she is in Germany?

4. The Amber Room was commissioned in what year?

5. Which of the following is NOT part of Suzanne's disguise when she visits Paul at his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Knoll learn that Rachel is going to Germany?

2. What are the circumstances under which Rachel meets Knoll?

3. How does the author show that Knoll was behind the taxi accident that almost killed Rachel?

4. Who is Rachel Cutler, what is her profession and where does she live?

5. Summarize the story of "The Amber Room".

6. What is it that Fellner would like to find before he retires and what is the new lead to find it?

7. What is the content of the letters between Karol and Danya?

8. What were conditions like for Karol at the concentration camp?

9. Describe Rachel Cutler's personality and demeanor.

10. Where does Rachel discover her father's body?

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