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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. On a cold day in what month do bomb sirens begin to sound in "Lanik"?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

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

3. In "Concert" Hana takes Stahl to the Glass Room, where Hana shows him _________ in evening sunlight?
(a) The iron gate.
(b) The onyx wall.
(c) The garden patio.
(d) The marble wall.

4. In "Confession," Zdenka receives a call from whom, requesting a meeting?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Hana.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Lanik.

5. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now working for what university?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(c) Texas A&M University.
(d) Harvard University.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Ondine" the reader learns about a child patient who stops breathing ___________.

3. In "Flight," the Landauers (along with Kata and Marika) are finally finished with ____________.

4. In "Comfort," Hana breaks the ice by insisting she must tell Zdenka that she had a baby where?

5. In "Storm," Stahl is furious because Hana has not _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where is the Landauer family in the chapter titled "Exile"? What does Liesel begin to notice in this chapter?

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

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

9. What information does Lanik reveal about the Landauers in "Lanik"?

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

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