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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. Who is the commanding officer of the Japanese fleet at the battle of Midway?

2. What is Carter Aster's nickname?

3. After Aaron refuses Beck, he then tells Natalie to write a letter of acceptance to visit whom?

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

5. What is the name of the man that Natalie confides once came into her bedroom and propositioned her while staying in Corte, France?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Von Roon describe Hitler?

4. How does Pug end up headed back to Washington after losing the Northampton?

5. Why does Selma Ascher catch the eye of Leslie Slote at a function in Bern?

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

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

8. Where is Byron Henry, Natalie's husband, at the beginning of War and Remembrance?

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

10. When does Aaron Jastrow finally come to the realization that Natalie was right to distrust Dr. Beck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Wouk showing about human nature through the compliance of the Jews who are manipulated and intimidated by the SS soldiers?

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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