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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. Who, according to Liesel during an argument, is Victor's responsibility during their argument in "Ocean"?

2. In "Soviets" Mesto is taken over by whom?

3. Whom does Liesel dream of constantly in "Dissolution"?

4. Whom does Lanik admit to having watched undress one time in "Lanik"?

5. In "Storm," Hana asks Stahl about all of the Jews that are being forced into camps in what country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Liesel's discovery of her husband's affair. How does Liesel react? Why does she comfort Kata instead of attacking her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the elements of symbolism and irony in "Proposal," "Ship," "Last Year in Marienbad," "Small Issue," and "Storm in March." How does the Glass Room reflect the relationship of its inhabitants?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the beginning of the novel and the background of the central characters. Where is Vienna in relation to Czechoslovakia and the Landauers' home?

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