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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 does the Mayor confide in before the trial?

2. What is Joseph most concerned about when soldiers enter his home?

3. Who is the last person to speak with Alex before he dies?

4. Who does Lanser want to sit in judgment of the murderer?

5. How many weapons does the Mayor have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the townspeople turn against Correll?

2. What is Joseph most concerned about when the invading forces come into the house?

3. What is the Mayor's purpose at Alex's trial?

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

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

6. How does Lanser say he knows something bad is coming before the trial?

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

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

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

10. What is Madame most worried about when the invading forces come into the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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

Friendship is another strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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