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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. Aaron tells Beck he does not want to be like whom in Chapter 25?

2. Aaron notes that Sacerdote is Italian for what name?

3. The Commandant is in no mood for the ______________ celebration going on in his home.

4. Byron is sent to Marseilles as what for the military?

5. What is the name of the man Byron is working for in Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Natalie advised not to leave France immediately with Byron?

2. What happens when the Northampton get hit in a battle off the coast of Tulagi?

3. What concern about the Castelnuovo family does Natalie express to Rabinovitz?

4. What information about the Devilfish does Pug learn during his conversation with Talky in a Honolulu hotel?

5. What point is von Roon making in the "Hitler Berserk" section of The Road to Midway?

6. What happens when Pamela Tudsbury goes with friends to meet her father at a club in Singapore?

7. What does Pam tell Rhoda when they meet for breakfast in Hollywood?

8. How does Pug view his sons, especially as he knows they will soon be in combat?

9. Why does Byron decide not to trust Luke Babbage with information about Natalie?

10. What does Roon write that the battle of Midway indicated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the character of Leslie Slote play the role as the collective conscience of Americans?

Essay Topic 2

How are both the flaws and the depths of relationships in the novel magnified during war?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Wouk highlights many of the harsh realities of the plight of the Jews during World War II through the story of Natalie and Aaron.

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