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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. Zdenka had what profession before becoming a physiotherapist?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Actress.
(d) Painter.

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

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

4. What word in Nazi doctrine refers to a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially of Nordic stock?
(a) Aryan.
(b) Runic.
(c) Authorian.
(d) Cayan.

5. In "Paris," Tomas is scheduled to attend a medical conference and arrange for whom to attend?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Zdenka.
(c) Eve.
(d) Hana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now building skyscrapers in what country?

2. While Hana believes she has fallen in love many times in her life, she knows her main loves were _______.

3. Tomas first met Zdenka in the gymnasium that he calls _________.

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

5. When did World War II end?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the reunion between the Landauers and Rainer von Abt in "Rainer." Where is the architect working now?

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

6. How is the character of Eve introduced in "Berta"?

7. What causes the train with the Landauers to stop in "Ocean"?

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

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

10. What does Hana reveal in her letter to Liesel in "Leaving"?

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