Every Man Dies Alone Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The descriptions of Judge Feisler as a vulture and Prosecutor Pinscher as a yapping terrier are examples of what type of literary device? (from Part 4: Chapters 60 - 72)

A juxtaposition.

Personification.

A hyperbole.

A metaphor.

2.

Why does Fallada switch to the first person as he describes the coming of the executioner every few nights in the Death House? (from Part 4: Chapters 60 - 72)

The author is writing the scene as if Otto is explaining his nightly fears.

The use of first person intensifies the scene for the reader so they can truly grasp the prisoner's fear.

Someone else is telling the story at this point and explaining the experience from their point of view.

The author is recounting his own experiences at this point.

3.

Why does Frau Rosenthal keep counting her money and fingering her jewelry? (from Part 1: Chapters 10 - 18)

They make her feel connected to her past life when everything went well for her family.

She is trying to make sure that no one has stolen anything from her.

She is trying to decide what to do with all of it since she is stuck in a tiny room.

They are her most prized possessions.

4.

Author Hans Fallada and the actor Hartiesen both have run-ins with Joseph Goebbels. Why does Fallada risk painting Goebbels in such a negative light in the novel? (from Afterword)

He is very clever to not make Goebbels appear too badly.

The novel was published following the fall of the Nazis in Germany so making negative statements about past occurrences was safe.

Fallada was a favorite of Goebbels and had been granted immunity and license to say whatever he desired.

Fallada felt his work writing propaganda pieces would protect him.

5.

Borkhausen's description of Baldur Persicke as a "bespectacled cobra" is an example of what type of literary device? (from Part 1: Chapters 10 - 18)

Personification.

A metaphor.

Anthropomorphism.

An allegory.

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