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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 is Alex's last name?

2. Who comes to the Palace all bloody after the execution?

3. How does Lanser have the men who injured one of his officers found?

4. Who reads the charge against Alex at the trial?

5. What floor of the Palace does Lanser stay on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mayor say he feels like he is in a balancing act between the soldiers and the town?

2. What does Correll give the soldiers in his town at the beginning of the book?

3. What is Alex's defense at his trial?

4. What does the Mayor say will be the start to the resistance?

5. What reasons does Lanser give for his answer to Correll?

6. What does Annie do when she gets mad at some soldiers?

7. What are Lanser and Mayor Orden supposed to be symbolizing in this narrative?

8. What does Lanser say about the affects of war when it is over?

9. What does Correll ask of Lanser, and what answer does he get?

10. What does Orden say must be done before he will follow Lanser blindly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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