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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 at first relents from letting the Nazi scientist into the Landauer home in "Occupation"?
(a) Lanik.
(b) Viktor.
(c) Tomas.
(d) Stahl.

2. Viktor gets into an argument with an official in "Ocean" and is hit with what object?
(a) A whip.
(b) A book.
(c) A pan handle.
(d) The butt of a gun.

3. What German Nazi scientist opens a laboratory in the old Landauer home in "Occupation"?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Tomas.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Stahl.

4. During "Examination," Hana decides to go visit Stahl at the house, where he takes her measurements and photographs her ____________.
(a) Wearing a gown.
(b) Nude.
(c) Wearing a tiara.
(d) In a wig.

5. As "Exile" begins, the Landauer family settles into a small villa in __________.
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stahl say he and his wife were outcasts when they married?

2. In "Leman," the Landauers have left which city and continued their journey westward?

3. What was the name of Stahl's wife?

4. In "Concert" Hana takes Stahl to the Glass Room, where Hana shows him _________ in evening sunlight?

5. What word means to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hana's character symbolize in the novel? What purpose does she serve in the narrative?

2. What does Liesel dream about in "Dissolution"? What letter does she receive?

3. How is the end of the war described in "Soviets"?

4. Where does Viktor spend most of his time in "Dissolution"? How is his relationship with Liesel?

5. Why does Liesel verbally attack Viktor in "Ocean"? How do each of them feel at the end of this chapter?

6. What is the meeting like between Zdenka and Hana in "Confession"? What does Hana warn Zdenka of in this chapter?

7. How is Lanik's life and surroundings described in "Lanik"? Where does he spend his time during the war?

8. Describe the encounter between Stahl and Hana in "Encounter." What strikes Stahl about Hana?

9. Who is taken off the train in "Ocean"? What does Viktor do to try to assuage the situation?

10. What is metaphorical about the story told in "Ondine"? How does this myth relate to Tomas?

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