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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 news does Rhoda send Victor in a letter in Part 3?

2. What does Aaron receive in Part 3?

3. Where is Teddy Gallard stationed?

4. What name is given to Victor's grandson?

5. Which character is being held in a private cell in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Byron motivate Roosevelt to intervene on behalf of Natalie and Aaron?

2. What is the importance of the sinking of the Bismarck?

3. Why does Natalie return home to her mother and father's house?

4. Why do Warren and Janice move their wedding date?

5. How does Victor react to Roosevelt's response to the sinking of the Bismarck?

6. Why is Natalie forced to give birth to her son in Europe?

7. How does Byron adapt to military life?

8. Why does Berel Jastrow move to Russia?

9. What explanation does Armin von Roon give for the failed German air campaign against the British?

10. What concern does Warren have over Madeline's relationship with Bozey?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the affect anti-Semitism has on the characters in the novel. How does discrimination against Jews affect relationships in the novel? What civil liberties are suppressed as a direct result of anti-Semitism? How does anti-Semitism affect the motives of the characters?

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