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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 each day start with at Auschwitz?

2. Beck brings Natalie a letter from whom in Chapter 25?

3. Natalie, Aaron and Louis are staying with a plumber named _____________ in Marseilles.

4. Who is the German in charge of Mutterperl's work?

5. Whom was Natalie attracted to on the Izmir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Doolittle Raid and why was it pivotal in the outcome in the war?

2. How does Von Roon describe Hitler?

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

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

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

6. Why is Leslie Slote surprised to see Selma at the home of Britton Treville?

7. What concern does Rhoda Henry express about her daughter-in-law in a letter to her husband?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What was the extent of the hoax that was Theresienstadt and why did the Germans go to such extremes to keep it up, including a separate Jewish government?

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