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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. How does Byron protect Hartley from the Germans?

2. What is Byron's nickname?

3. What rationale does Hitler give for Germany's right to rule more land?

4. What does Palmer Kirby produce?

5. Where does Byron meet his parents after he escapes from Poland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What belief does Armin von Roon have about England's military ability?

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

5. What do Rhoda and Hitler discuss?

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

7. What concern does Rhoda have about meeting Hitler?

8. How does Pamela succeed in secretly demeaning Hitler in front of Germans?

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

10. Why does Grobke advise Victor to "watch the east"?

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 is foreshadowing used in the novel? How is Roon's book used to foreshadow information that cannot be gleaned from the action? How do Victor's footnotes affect the reader's perception of key characters?

Essay Topic 3

What types of conflict are expressed in the novel? How does the author build conflict? How do minor conflicts relate to the major conflict of the novel?

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