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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. How did Paul's parents die?

2. What happens to Rachel as she walks back to her hotel room after dinner?

3. In Chapter 7, where is Christian Knoll when he breaks into a chateau?

4. What does Knoll notice about Suzanne at the airport?

5. Who does Rachel tell Knoll she wants to find in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Knoll kill Karol?

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

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

5. What happened to The Amber Room under Hitler's orders?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author creates characters who are sympathetic and those who are not. Name at least three characters for whom you have sympathy and reasons why. Then name at least three characters who have not earned your sympathy and identify reasons why.

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Rachel and Paul. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Greed takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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