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

2. In "Storm," Hana asks Stahl about all of the Jews that are being forced into camps in what country?
(a) Poland.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) India.
(d) France.

3. In "Leaving," Hana reveals in a letter that she is sleeping with Stahl for money because all of Oskar's money and possessions have been __________.
(a) Taken to America.
(b) Seized.
(c) Sold.
(d) Buried.

4. 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?
(a) To a prison.
(b) To a hut.
(c) To another train.
(d) To an incinerator.

5. ___________have temporary passports in "Ocean."
(a) Liesel and Viktor.
(b) Ottilie and Martin.
(c) Kata and Marika.
(d) Viktor and Kata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ondine was a water nymph who fell in love with what?

2. When the Landauers reach the front of the line in "Ocean," who gives all the papers for everyone?

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

4. At the start of World War II, what coalition included France, Poland, the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth nations, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Union of South Africa?

5. The team of scientists who begin a laboratory in the Landauer house in "Occupation" are trying to find quantifiable differences between ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Tomas. How does Tomas relate to Viktor?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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