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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 the guests proceed to dinner at Wolf Stroller's dinner party?

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

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

4. Who is E.J. Tillet?

5. Who invites Palmer to dinner in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project does Victor undertake with 35 surplus Navy planes?

2. What difficulty does Roosevelt face when considering how to help the British defend themselves against the Germans?

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

4. What difficulty does Aaron have with his passport?

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

6. What new technology does E.J. Tillet share with Victor?

7. What bribe is Victor offered?

8. What analogy does Armin von Roon and other Germans make for Victor to justify the German's treatment of the Jews?

9. How does Pamela affect Victor's relationship with Rhoda?

10. Why does Rhoda end her relationship with Palmer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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