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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. Where does Mr. Blake work?

2. What does Leonard prepare for himself when he returns to his apartment in Chapter 3?

3. What performer on the wireless would cause the Americans to stop their game and listen in Chapter 10?

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

5. What game do the Americans set up outside the warehouse in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is everyone silent in the tunnel?

2. Describe the Hotel Neva.

3. Why is Glass surprised when he learns that Leonard's fight with Maria is due to him getting rough with her?

4. As Leonard watches the Americans toss a football back and forth, what are his impressions of them and the game?

5. Why is there a pressurized room built around the cables in the tunnel?

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

7. Describe Maria's appearance.

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

9. What does Maria's room look like?

10. Describe the appearance of Glass.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel Leonard and Maria's relationship changes dramatically several times. Using textual examples, describe how the shifts in their relationship resonate with the themes of love, judgment, and redemption.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Expound and elucidate upon the following statement using at least three different episodes from the novel: Maria's character can be seen as carefully balanced on the fine line between archetype and stereotype.

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