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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. "Departure" begins with Liesel frightened and worried for whom?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Hana.

2. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now building skyscrapers in what country?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

3. When the train finally takes off in "Ocean," Liesel is dejected because she realizes what fact about her husband?
(a) Never loved her.
(b) Has children by another woman.
(c) Is leaving her.
(d) Is already married.

4. How do Hana and Liesel keep in touch in "Exile"?
(a) By letters.
(b) By telegrams.
(c) By telephone.
(d) By email.

5. When the Landauers reach the front of the line in "Ocean," who gives all the papers for everyone?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Liesel.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Hana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Ocean," the Landauers watch as some people in the front of the line are being let back on board the train while others are being taken to which location?

3. In "Encounter," Stahl sits in the cafe that Hana and __________would often visit.

4. Whom does the official tell to go to the hut in "Ocean"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom does Lanik show around the Landauer House in "Dispossession"? What happens at the end of this chapter?

3. Who takes over the Landauer House in "Occupation"? For what purpose is it used?

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

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

6. What causes panic at the Landauer House in "Protektor"?

7. Describe the photographs Hana shows Zdenka in "Confession." What does Hana confess in this chapter?

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

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

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

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