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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 does Godicke stop doing for two days in Part Three, Chapter XL?

2. What does Hanna cut for the dinner table?

3. What is the name of the man Marie has an affair with?

4. After Josef Settler moves Godicke's bed, what does Godicke do?

5. What does Jaretzki say the doctor has done to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Huguenau begin to feel about the newspaper?

7. What does the play in Part Three, Chapter LVIV indicate about the relationship between Joachim, August, and Huguenau?

8. What does Bertrand question in Part Three, Chapter LXXII?

9. Why did Godicke's roommates tell him gross stories?

10. In Part Three, Chapter LXII, what does the essay have to do with the plot and what is it about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Joachim's personality and compare it to that of his father.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Joachim still desire Ruzena after finding her with another man? Does he still love her? Is his self-esteem low?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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