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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 do Berel and Mutterperl want to escape to?

2. General Yevlenko is a big proponent of what system in Russia?

3. What is Sime Anderson working on for the government?

4. What illness is Aaron diagnosed as having while in German custody in France?

5. What is the name of the SS officer who is in charge of uncovering the mass graves and burning the bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mutterperl die, leaving Berel alone to escape?

2. What ordeal does Natalie go through before she learns that Louis is not dead?

3. How does Berel Jastrow find the man he is supposed to give the secret documents to in Prague?

4. What is Theresienstadt and how does it allow the Germans to fool the rest of the world?

5. What was Natalie's job while she was at Auschwitz?

6. What does the Red Cross representative who gave a glowing report of Theresienstadt later testify that he knew?

7. What does Aster do during battle to show himself to be less than honorable?

8. Why does a doctor Aaron meets compare Nazi Germany to the Ku Klux Klan?

9. How are Slote's request to help the Jews received by the State Department?

10. What act of kindness strikes Natalie as she is being transported in a cattle car from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz?

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

Discuss how Wouk uses the character of Berel to show the strength and resilience of the Jewish people.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Wouk fuses fact with fiction throughout the novel. How does Wouk blend the military and historical details to enhance and deepen the impact of the story?

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