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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. Which is not one of the songs mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. What is the housing demand like in Berlin?

3. Where did Leonard get his teak-lined silver-plated cigarette box that was engraved with his initials?

4. In Chapter 6, why does Leonard almost leave Maria's apartment when he wants to stay?

5. How did Maria feel about her interviews with Glass about Leonard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Russell describe the Russians from his experience serving as a lieutenant in Berlin of 1945?

2. Why is everyone silent in the tunnel?

3. How does Mr. Blake look when he responds to Maria's yell in Chapter 11?

4. Why does Glass want to interrogate Maria in Chapter 9?

5. Why was the street called East-West Axis by Hitler, renamed to be the street of June 17?

6. What conversation does Leonard overhear during his dinner in Chapter 1?

7. What observation about Leonard had helped Maria to forgive him during their separation in Chapter 11?

8. What type of relationship does Leonard have with his co-workers in Chapter 7?

9. What is Glass's response to Leonard's apartment in Chapter 2?

10. How does Maria first convince Leonard to stay in her apartment in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of national pride depicted in The Innocent and how does it correspond with the theme of identity in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the point of view utilized by McEwan in The Innocent. As this was a deliberate choice, discuss why McEwan may have selected the view he did and how the view employed was effective in the development of important themes. Make sure to cite specific textual examples to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

How are both of the narrative lines in The Innocent an examination of the complex relationships between the conquered and the conqueror?

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