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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 of the following is NOT one of the three things Aaron tells Natalie a Jew must never do?

2. The _______ Jews were the spotlight of the Red Cross visit to Theresienstadt.

3. What kind of program has Natalie been to when she returns to her room to discover new clothes for her meeting with Eichmann?

4. What does Aaron use to try to bribe the commander of Theresienstadt to save Natalie from being transported?

5. Whom is Leslie Slote surprised to meet with while he is in Washington trying to get the American government to help with the plight of European Jews?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pug discover when he asks other Americans in Iran about Rhoda and Peters?

3. How does Pug feel when he discovers the scrapbook Rhoda made of Warren's life?

4. Why does Rhoda ask Pug for a divorce?

5. What does Madeline reveal about their parents' marriage in the letter she writes to Byron?

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

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

8. Why are the children at Madame Rosen's orphanage rounded up by the Nazis?

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

10. What does General Yevlenko tell Pug about what has happened in Leningrad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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