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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. Where is Pam Tudsbury having dinner with Phillip Rule in London?

2. What does Byron have around his wrist when and Natalie are reunited in France?

3. What small battle does von Roon say was a decisive moment for the war against Japan?

4. Von Roon writes that the Allies met the Japanese at Guadalcanal where ____of the eleven Japanese ships sank.

5. What is the name of Warren and Janice's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Warren's final thoughts before his plane explodes in the Pacific Ocean?

2. What does the Commandant of Auschwitz note about the women prisoners as the techniques for killing the Jews is honed?

3. How are Byron and Natalie finally reunited in Marseilles?

4. How does Von Roon describe Hitler?

5. What effect does hearing Pam's voice included on a broadcast with Talky have on Pug?

6. Why does the commander of Auschwitz change his uniform when he goes home for dinner?

7. How does Dr. Beck respond when the SS official asks him about the Italian Jews?

8. Why do Aaron's efforts to get out of Italy suddenly seem more urgent in Chapter 29?

9. Why does Aaron Jastrow decide he must go to America with Natalie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how World War II plays a central role in the story, more than just a backdrop or a mere setting, but rather as equally important as any character in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how even in the midst of war, love affairs dominate the hearts and minds of many of the characters. Do books and movies excessively romanticize this time period or are the portrayals of love triangles and such probably accurate?

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