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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 do Jonas and Anna do with Hannah?

2. What is Ben Jansen being used as in the testing in Chapter 39?

3. What does Jonas find out about Ariel in the hospital?

4. What does Schorner tell Brandt when he finally arrives in Chapter 39?

5. What does Stern do to the SS soldiers who approach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Stern notices five men standing between the Women's Block and E Block?

2. What does Anna tell McConnell and Stern when she returns to her cottage in Chapter 36?

3. What do Mark, Stern, and Anna plan in Chapter 33 in order to carry out their mission?

4. In Chapter 37 what good news does Schorner tell Rachel?

5. What events lead to Frau Hagan's death in Chapter 29?

6. Describe Brandt's test in Chapter 39.

7. How does Stern handle his encounter with Sturm and his men and how does Sturm respond?

8. What does Stern tell Mark about their mission in Chapter 28?

9. Describe the conversation between Anna and Ariel in Chapter 38.

10. Why does Brandt ask to meet with Schorner in Chapter 31, and how does Schorner react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What characteristics of Jonas Stern betray the persona he strives for, and how do they perpetuate it? Provide examples.

Essay Topic 2

With all the terrible moments that occur within this book and the crimes many of the characters committed, which do you feel is the most cruel and why?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters are present in the novel as the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

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