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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. Why was Inge taking cocaine?

2. In Part I of A German Requiem, what are the countries occupy Germany?

3. Who is Traudl Braunsteiner?

4. What does a friend of Becker give Gunther to allay his fears?

5. Where does Gunther spend time in a prisoner-of-war camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Rahm and why is Gunther disturbed by his involvement in the teenage murder case?

2. What does Gunther learn about the American company in Pullach?

3. What is life like in Berlin as the Cold War begins?

4. When Becker opened one of the packages he was supposed to deliver, what did he find?

5. How did Becker escape from imprisonment during the war and get his assignment with the American company in Pullach?

6. What does Gunther learn from Reinhard through harsh interrogation?

7. What does Gunther realize about Linden's death from Belinsky and looking at dental records in Dr. Heim's office?

8. What is Gunther surprised to see in Vienna as compared to Berlin after the war?

9. What is Gunther's theory that he reveals to Belinsky about Becker and Holls in A German Requiem - Part I, Chapters 10-18?

10. What does Gunther learn from Dr. Kindermann about Inge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since Berlin Noir deals directly with World War II and its aftermath, the issue of freedom is constantly present. Is Bernhard Gunther free and in what way? What other characters exhibit freedom and in what way? Is the desire for personal freedom, such as physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual space, narcissistic? Is it necessary for survival? Describe your thoughts based upon the effects of war on characters such as Bernhard Gunther, Inge, Hermann Six, Captain Linden, Becker, and Belinsky.

Essay Topic 2

"He had a nose that looked like it'd gotten more pockmarks in it than every bit of land between the Germans and English at the Somme." Find other examples of simile employed by Philip Kerr in the Berlin Noir that are effective and humorous, revealing interesting details about characters.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Becker. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Becker's character in the novel?

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