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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. When did World War II begin?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1941.

2. Why does Stahl say he and his wife were outcasts when they married?
(a) She was Jewish.
(b) There were siblings.
(c) They were first cousins.
(d) He was Jewish.

3. Hana was allowed to keep her baby for how long before it was taken away?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. In "Berta" the reader is introduced to what woman that Tomas has slept with for many years?
(a) Hana.
(b) Eve.
(c) Marika.
(d) Kata.

5. Where does Ondine go to die in grief?
(a) To the mountain.
(b) To the ocean.
(c) To the prairie.
(d) To the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Confession," Zdenka reveals that she and ___________ are back together?

2. Where did Hana end up, as revealed in "Confession"?

3. As Liesel is writing a reply to Hana in "Leaving," Viktor bursts into the room to announce that what have arrived?

4. In "Confession," Zdenka receives a call from whom, requesting a meeting?

5. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now working for what university?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hana relate about her time in the concentration camp in "Comfort"?

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

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

5. What is Stahl's response when Hana tells him she is pregnant in "Storm"?

6. Describe the subjects in "Occupation." What are the scientists working on?

7. How did Tomas meet Zdenka? How is her character described in "Tomas"?

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

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

10. What takes place in the line outside the train in "Ocean"?

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