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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. Whose surprise visit frightens Karol?

2. What had the man in #27 found when he went exploring in the Heimkehl Caverns in Germany?

3. Who is Rachel's ex-husband?

4. What is Rachel not looking forward to this year?

5. How does Knoll kill Karol?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Suzanne able to manipulate Paul into giving her information?

3. Who is Suzanne and what does her employer, Loring, want to find before Fellner and Monika do?

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

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

6. Who is Monika Fellner and what is her relationship with Knoll?

7. What is the Extraordinary State Commission on the Registration and Investigation of the Crimes of the Fascist German Occupiers?

8. Describe Rachel Cutler's personality and demeanor.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Knoll. 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?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story, and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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