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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. What is the name of the setting used in Section 3?
2. What is the girl's last name?
3. What shocking news does Sally receive?
4. When Christopher returns to the Nowak house to find Otto, he learns that the family seems quite content to live without which of the following?
5. At the end of the story, what emotion does Christopher feel for Berlin?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Christopher end up living with Otto and his mother, Frau Nowak? Describe the atmosphere.
2. How does the author describe Peter and Otto?
3. How does Christopher describe Bernard? How does he compare to Natalia?
4. How does the narrator describe Sally Bowles?
5. What becomes of Fraulein Schroeder?
6. What is the activity shared by Christopher and Fritz. Does the activity confirm any thoughts about Christopher's sexuality?
7. What is the nature of the relationship between Peter and Otto?
8. What is the overall format of the book? What is one of the main recurring themes?
9. What is the purpose of Christopher's trip to Ruegen Island? Where does he stay while on the island?
10. What was Christopher's reaction to being flirted with by two of the three ill women at the sanitarium?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bradshaw talks about the persecution of the Jews at the hand of Hitler and the SS. Aside from the horror of the deaths, Bradshaw cannot help but think of his friends that are Jewish. Bradshaw wonders which have been tortured and which are dead. How would you feel in Bradshaw's shoes? Is there anything Bradshaw could have done to protect his friends? Does Bradshaw ever find out what happened to Rudi and the others?
Essay Topic 2
In "The Last of Mr. Norris" Sally and Bradshaw are promised the world by Clive. Clive spoke of Hollywood and of all the wonderful things he could offer them. Discuss Clive and his promises. Do you think any of what Clive was saying was true? Why would he make such promises to Sally and Bradshaw? What happened to Clive? Did any of the promises ever come to fruition? Did Sally ever find anyone to properly finance her blossoming career?
Essay Topic 3
Bradshaw and Norris meet on a train on their way to Berlin. The train is often used as a mode of transportation in literature. Why do you think the train has such a reputation as a meeting place in literature? Name at least three other stories or books that begin with characters meeting for the first time on a train. Do you think that the characters can get to know each other well in such a short period of time? Would the same story evolve if the characters had met on an airplane or bus? Explain.
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