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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 does Leslie Slote fear Bryan will tell Victor about his behavior in Poland?

2. Who is Natalie?

3. Who owns the house that Rhoda wants to rent in Germany?

4. According to Talky, with whom will the British form an alliance?

5. Which person does Grobke believe can stop the impending war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concern does Rhoda have about meeting Hitler?

2. How do Byron and Natalie escape Italy?

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

4. What concern does Victor have about Byron's relationship with Natalie?

5. What technology does Digger Brown show Victor?

6. How do Natalie and Byron spend their time while they are trapped in Warsaw?

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

8. How do Victor, Rhoda, Byron and Palmer offend a German waiter?

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

10. What do Rhoda and Hitler discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different perspectives that characters have of the conflict based on their nationality. Which perspectives are predominant in the novel? What role does perspective play in motivating the action of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the contrasts between the antagonist and protagonist of the novel. What type of character does the protagonist exhibit? How does the author define the antagonist? How do these characters affect the action of the novel?

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