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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 Three, Chapter LXI, where does Bertrand visit Marie?

2. Part Three, Chapter LVIV is written as a play. Which of the following people is not in the play?

3. How many weeks pass between the letter from Hanna's husband and his arrival at home?

4. What does Hanna dread that her husband might do immediately upon his return?

5. How much will August receive per year to work for the paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Huguenau try to stop Joachim from taking walks with August?

2. When Hanna thinks about the approaching end of her husband's leave, how does she feel?

3. What does August ask Joachim in Part Three, Chapter LIV?

4. How does Hanna feel when she thinks of her husband's war leave?

5. When Jaretzki attends the dance sponsored by the Moselle Memorial Association, what does he say about the war?

6. What do the doctors and Joachim disagree over in Part Three, Chapter XXXIX?

7. How does Huguenau expect Joachim to feel after receiving his secret report?

8. Why is it a problem for Sussin and Marie to have a romantic relationship?

9. What does the doctor suggest as he is fitting Jaretzki for a new arm, and how does Jaretzki respond to the suggestion?

10. What does Joachim think of Huguenau after receiving his letter about August?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After a time, August stops beating his wife. Examine the changes in their relationship and August's life that lead to the end of the beatings. Consider the role the beatings take in their relationship as well as how they change it.

Essay Topic 2

August and Mother become lovers. Compare and contrast August and Mother Hentjen's personalities and goals. Do they make a good couple? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

If Huguenau symbolized an aspect of the war, what would it be?

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