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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. Who is the man in the judge's name change case?

2. How does Rachel meet Christian Knoll?

3. The Amber Room was commissioned in what year?

4. What are the four men given as they are led from the barracks?

5. Who does Rachel ask to handle her father's estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Paul reveal to Suzanne about Rachel?

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

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

5. What are Rachel's perceptions of Knoll after talking with him?

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

7. Who is Christian Knoll and how did he come to work for Franz Fellner?

8. Who is Christian Knoll and what is he doing in Italy in Chapter 7?

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

10. What makes Rachel want to go to Germany so suddenly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Berry's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book "The Amber Room"? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Loring. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

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