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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. Where has Jonas Stern fled to when Brigadier Smith hears of him?

2. What will Stern and McConnell have to do once they find the cylinders on the pylons?

3. What has Sarin gas been classified with, according to Smith?

4. What does Rachel listen to around a lit candle in her cell block?

5. What have the prisoners in the Totenhausen Camp been called for in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mark earn Stern's admiration in Chapter 21?

2. What do Mark and Jonas suspect about Brigadier Smith in Chapters 10 and 11?

3. Why does Mark write two letters in Chapter 14 and what do his letters say?

4. When Eisenhower refuses to endorse his plan, what does Churchill do?

5. Why does Stern believe Smith has an informant at the Totenhausen Camp?

6. Describe what the Shoemaker witnesses in Chapter 12.

7. In Chapter 25, what happens when Sergeant McShane and his men land in Germany with the cylinders?

8. In Chapter 17, what does Stern learn about the mission from Smith?

9. What does Smith learn about Stern in Chapter 6?

10. Describe Rachel's interactions with Schorner in Chapter 23.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At what point do you believe that Jonas Stern and Mark McConnell began to respect each other and why?

Essay Topic 2

As there are many, please describe and compare three instances of manipulation of the characters and the results of these manipulations.

Essay Topic 3

How does the first person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

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