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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. How old is Volker when he leaves military service?

2. Which of the following do Rudolph and Peter play together?

3. In what year does Samuel suffer pneumonia?

4. At which school does Samuel take employment?

5. On what day does Samuel leave Vienna for England?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Frank volunteer for the Magnolia Project?

2. What about jazz infatuates Samuel?

3. Why is Rudolph’s assistant surprised that he closes his office early?

4. How does Volker mark the end of World War I?

5. How does Leticia’s third husband leave her?

6. How does Nadine demonstrate her fellowship with her community in London?

7. What difficulties does Samuel face with his first foster-family in England?

8. How does Rudolph attempt to ease the sense of foreboding he feels at the beginning of the novel?

9. For what reasons is Samuel exempted from military service?

10. With what do the people of Leticia’s home village attempt to treat her stomach problems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early on, the comment is made that “the crowd’s raw, savage energy was contagious and even exhilarating,” such that a character “had to reject the impulse to transform into a monster, to destroy, burn, and shout till he had no air left in his lungs” (20). What does the comment indicate about mass action? Do the novel and experience confirm the indication? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ethics of Leticia's review of Nadine's diaries. Is she right to undertake the project? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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