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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. In Part Two, Chapter I, where does August live?

2. What does Hanna do for a living?

3. Who is Ruzena?

4. Why does Bertrand say he has to leave Stolphin?

5. What happens to Bertrand in Part Two, Chapter IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does August have sex with after his confrontation with Bertrand, and does he love that person?

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

3. What is Hanna's state of mind in Part Three?

4. What happens when Joachim's father hears that Bertrand must go away on business?

5. Why does Korn call August Herr Brother-in-Law?

6. Why does Ruzena shoot Bertrand?

7. How does Huguenau behave with the townspeople?

8. Why does August visit homosexual haunts?

9. What is Hanna's marriage compared with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Huguenau's fascination with Marguerite and her appreciation of him.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how Joachin sees Elisabeth and Ruzina as love interests. Who does he prefer and why?

Essay Topic 3

August coerces his superior to provide a reference for him in the hopes of landing a new job. Describe how August obtains the reference, how he feels about the methods he uses, and what this methods reveal about his character.

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