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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 does Aaron work in Theresienstadt?

2. What is the name of the married man Madeline Henry is having an affair with?

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

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

5. What is removed from Aaron before he is cremated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Aaron manage to get some better food on the train when he is being transported to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt?

3. How does Pug's visit go with President Roosevelt when he returns to Washington after losing the Northampton?

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

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

6. Why does Rhoda ask Pug for a divorce?

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

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

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

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 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 2

What does the character of Byron, an American married to an Auschwitz survivor, represent in the novel? What does Louis represent as the son of these two?

Essay Topic 3

How are both the flaws and the depths of relationships in the novel magnified during war?

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