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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 is the name of Mr. Weber's dachshund?

2. How old is Leo Stein?

3. When did Ania's father say he wanted when he was lowered into the ground?

4. What did Josef eat at home in a photo taken on Kristallnacht?

5. What is Sage's grandmother baking when Sage comes to talk to her after Josef upsets Sage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two ways to prove that Josef is the man he claims to be?

2. Who is Damian?

3. Why does Sage's grandmother bake four loaves of bread every week?

4. What was the situation in Germany after the first Great War?

5. What happens after Sage leaves Adam's house?

6. What did Josef tell his wife Marta about his life during the war?

7. How did Sage manage to finish college?

8. How did Sage become a baker?

9. How did Franz describe power?

10. How did Josef manage to live a normal life and pretend that all the atrocities he performed against the Jews never happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Sage is a young woman, she matures and grows up in the novel. How did Sage grow up and mature throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Leo is a lawyer. Why did Leo give up a high-powered career to work in office of Human Rights and Special Prosecutions?

Essay Topic 3

On the surface, Sage and Josef don't seem to have anything in common. What draws the two of them together to become friends?

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