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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 do Byron and Natalie escape Italy?

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

3. What is Byron's nickname?

4. Who is Leslie Slote?

5. How does Victor describe Hitler's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Victor Henry.

2. Describe Warren.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What secret treaty existed between Hitler and Stalin?

9. What technology does Digger Brown show Victor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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