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

2. "Swimming" begins with a letter from Hana to Liesel in which she describes the German scientist and what?

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

4. Tomas is a doctor who works at what kind of establishment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Liesel verbally attack Viktor in "Ocean"? How do each of them feel at the end of this chapter?

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

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

9. What obstacles do the Landauers face in "Flight"?

10. What does Hana reveal in her letter to Liesel in "Leaving"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss symbolism and metaphor surrounding the house in the novel. What are elements of foreshadowing related to the house?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Stahl and his work at the Landauer House. What was the aim of the laboratory installed in the Landauer House? Is the laboratory based on true events in history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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