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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the doctors at the hospital feel they are doing with the patients?
(a) Protecting them from the war.
(b) Injuring them further.
(c) Putting them back together to be shot again.
(d) Healing their bodies and souls.

2. Whom did Joachim asked to marry him?
(a) Gerneth.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Ruzena
(d) Ilona.

3. How are businessmen seen in Part Three of the book?
(a) As lazy.
(b) As swindlers.
(c) As good citizens.
(d) As royalty.

4. Who is Mother Hentjen?
(a) A baroness.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) August's mother.
(d) A restaurant owner.

5. What does Korn seem to want from August?
(a) A husband for his sister.
(b) A partner in business.
(c) A lover.
(d) A partner in crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanna do for a living?

2. What does Hanna spend a good deal of time doing each day?

3. Why does August wish to expose Bertrand?

4. How does August know Martin?

5. What does Ruzena say about Bertrand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Huguenau behave with the townspeople?

2. How did Ruzena and Joachim feel about each other and why were these feelings difficult?

3. What does August dislike about his current job as a newspaper editor?

4. Whom gives August insight into Bertrand's sexuality and how does that person feel about Bertrand?

5. What does August choose to do when he decides to become involved with promoting women's wrestling?

6. How did Joachim meet Ruzena?

7. How do people regard business in Part Three, Chapter I - VII and how are businessmen perceived?

8. Why does August cease his efforts to promote women's wrestling and stop planning to go to America?

9. How does Huguenau become a deserter and does he fear capture?

10. What happens on Joachim and Elisabeth's wedding night?

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