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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 Pamela's nickname for Hitler?

2. Who is Natalie?

3. How does Victor anger the waiter serving him when the fall of Warsaw is announced?

4. Who arrives to see Rhoda a few days after her meeting with Hitler?

5. What does Byron study in Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the owner of Victor and Rhoda's rental house in Berlin offer them an inexpensive rental rate?

2. Why does Leslie Slote advise Natalie against traveling to Warsaw?

3. Describe Aaron Jastrow.

4. How does Byron protect Hartley from the Germans?

5. Why do Natalie and Byron travel to Italy?

6. What technology does Digger Brown show Victor?

7. What is the purpose of the book, "World Empire Lost"?

8. Describe the tour on which Grobke escorts Victor.

9. Why are the airports in Warsaw crowded when Natalie and Byron arrive?

10. What differences does Victor see between the European and American perspectives of Hitler and the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the great tragedy of the novel? Describe how the minor crises of the characters combine to form a greater grief for mankind. What revelation does the novel's tragedy impart to the readers?

Essay Topic 2

How does the conflict in Europe shatter the innocence of some characters? What effect does loss of innocence have on the characters? What lessons do the characters learn as they mature and become aware of the harsh realities of the world?

Essay Topic 3

How is propaganda used in the novel? How are propaganda programs implemented? What non-media propaganda exists and how is it used in the novel?

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