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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. Which prisoners are a proving to be a disappointment to the Commandant at Oswiecim?

2. What is the name of the ship in Naples harbor where Natalie Henry seeks safety?

3. Who points out the flaws of Byron's plan to take Natalie and Louis with him out of France?

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

5. Where is the Henry family going to celebrate Warren and Janice's anniversary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Pug's thoughts about Warren as they go into the battle of Midway?

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

4. What does Byron Henry later learn about the captain of the Devilfish after they are attacked?

5. What two options for escape do Natalie and Aaron have left as Aaron faces pressure from Beck?

6. What does Pam write in her letter to Pug during her stay in California?

7. What is Aaron Jastrow's reaction when Mose Sacerdote tells him it was Dr. Beck who arranged for him and Natalie to be detained in Italy?

8. What is the history between Byron and Natalie?

9. Where is Natalie Henry as War and Remembrance opens?

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

In this digital, high-tech age, would it be easier to round up and mistreat a large group of people? Are there modern day examples like the mass killings of the Jews in the 1940s? What does Wouk seem to give as the reason these atrocities can happen?

Essay Topic 2

Was the reunion of Byron and Natalie satisfying to the reader? Why or why not? Why do you think Wouk depicted it this way?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the final thoughts Wouk leaves the reader with after the long journey through World War II.

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