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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. Who is the leader of the four German soldiers?
(a) Mathais.
(b) Schwartz.
(c) Welbaum.
(d) Heinrich.

2. What is the yantarnaya komnata?
(a) Russian currency.
(b) The secret road map.
(c) The Amber Room.
(d) A martini.

3. Why does Knoll say he was not able to speak to Rachel's father, Karol, when Knoll arrived in Atlanta?
(a) Karol had died.
(b) He could not find the address.
(c) Karol was away on vacation.
(d) Karol was in the hospital.

4. What does the officer in #3 demand in the barracks?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Four volunteers.
(c) Lights out.
(d) No talking.

5. Why does the person in #57 want to see Karol?
(a) To reminisce about days in the army.
(b) To blackmail him.
(c) To ask about The Amber Room.
(d) To contribute to Rachel's campaign fund.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Knoll offer to take Rachel?

2. Why do the prisoners think the officer has come?

3. Where are Karol's will and important papers found?

4. Which lawyer does Rachel reprimand after a court session?

5. Who is Danya's grandson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Russians attempt to keep The Amber Room from falling into the hands of the Nazis?

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

3. What is the current state of the relationship between Paul and Rachel?

4. What is revealed about Paul's parents while he is talking to a reporter at the museum?

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

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. How does the author reveal about who had killed Paul's parents?

9. Why is the name change case so poignant for Rachel?

10. Who is Karol Broya, and what are his circumstances as the novel opens?

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