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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. What is Byron's nickname?

2. Why does Aaron Jastrow send Victor a telegram?

3. What is played immediately after the announcement that Warsaw has fallen to the Germans?

4. What does Palmer Kirby produce?

5. Which leader requests that Victor send him reports of life in Berlin directly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Byron.

2. Describe Victor and Rhoda's first voyage to Berlin.

3. What quandary does Victor have about accepting his assignment to Berlin?

4. Why does Grobke invite Victor to meet his daughter and grandchildren?

5. What information does Congressman Lacouture attempt to glean from Victor?

6. What secret treaty existed between Hitler and Stalin?

7. Describe Hugh Cleveland and Madeline Henry's relationship.

8. What concern does Rhoda have about meeting Hitler?

9. What technology does Digger Brown show Victor?

10. Why do Natalie and Byron travel to Italy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What influence does social class have on the characters in the novel? How does the war affect social class? What risks are characters willing to take to preserve or gain social status?

Essay Topic 2

How are the elements of intrigue and suspense used in the novel? Which characters and events are defined by the use of intrigue and suspense? How is suspense used to affect the mood of the novel? How is intrigue used to further the action of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use characterization to develop relationships in the novel? How are major characters developed? What is the purpose of the minor characters?

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