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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 Byron ask Natalie in Florida?

2. According to Roon, what month should the Germans have attacked London?

3. Why does the commanding officer of Byron's submarine report engine trouble and stop for repairs?

4. Who sends the message, "Eat Hearty, more coming, Mother Hubbard"?

5. Who does Victor confide in about his trip with the President?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Natalie's plan to help Aaron with his passport troubles anger Byron?

3. What caution does E.J. Tillet give Victor about American neutrality?

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

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

6. Why does Berel Jastrow move to Russia?

7. What mission does Winston Churchill invite Victor to join?

8. How is the Henry family affected by the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

9. Why does Rhoda end her relationship with Palmer?

10. What difficulty does Aaron have with his passport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How do differing political policies affect the action of the novel? What relationships exist between the three major political philosophies prevalent in the novel? How do these political philosophies affect the behavior of the 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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