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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oskar think of Viktor's house, as described in "Exterior"?

2. Who does Liesel insist should be the godmother to her daughter, despite her husband's protestations?

3. Venice is a city in what country?

4. In "Birth," Viktor assesses Liesel's new form in her second pregnancy and believes she no longer looks human, but ____________.

5. What is the name of Kata's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Hana go in "Coda"? What affair takes place?

2. Who is Viktor looking for in "Loss"? Where is he?

3. How does Viktor compare the two world wars in "Robots"?

4. What interaction do Liesel and Viktor have with Rainer von Abt in "Construction"?

5. How is the onyx wall proposed in "Onyx"? What are the differences in Liesel and Viktor's feelings about the house?

6. What architect do Liesel and Viktor meet in "Honeymoon"? Where?

7. What do Liesel and Viktor ask the architect to build in "Commitment"? What is his response?

8. Why is the Landauers' nanny leaving in "Gossip"? Whom does Liesel suggest as a replacement?

9. What is foreshadowed about the house in "Completion"?

10. What does the architect think of Liesel and Viktor in "Honeymoon"? What does he relate about his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the modernist movement in architecture and the impact of Mies van der Rohe in that movement. What are common elements of this style and approach?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Kata in the novel. How does Viktor's relationship with Kata begin? How does their relationship evolve in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Hana in the narrative. How is Hana described by the author? How does Liesel feel about her friend?

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