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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 is behind the steel door in the basement of the Reichsarchiv?

2. What was the name of the Führer's armoured train?

3. Which is the smallest Jewish community mentioned?

4. Where does Xavier hide the key to the Swiss account?

5. What is on the walls of Xavier's cell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Xavier is transferred to Columbia House?

2. What is notable about the ransacked pile of items in Xavier's apartment?

3. Who does Xavier think of as he waits to leave Switzerland?

4. What do Xavier and Charlie discover in Luther's doctor's bag?

5. Why does Henry not think that Luther will be granted asylum?

6. Why does Pili work with the Gestapo?

7. What do Xavier and Charlie find in the deposit box?

8. Why does Xavier not tell Nebe of the painting in Zurich?

9. Why does Nebe consider Xavier an irony?

10. Why did Xavier withdraw all his money from the bank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Max's betrayal affect March? What suggestions were there earlier in the novel that Max would be a traitor?

Essay Topic 2

How does Harris represent both American and German cultures in his novels? What way could these representations be called problematic?

Essay Topic 3

What clues leads to March uncovering the government's crimes? How can March expose the government without risking his own life?

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