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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 question does reporter Brigitte Klensch ask Charlotte?

2. What does reporter Karl Henning ask Charlotte?

3. Who vandalized Charlotte's museum?

4. What does a Stasi agent accuse Alfred of?

5. Who is Josef R'diger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlotte tell Doug about Alfred and her Stasi files?

2. What does Alfred tell Charlotte in a letter?

3. What question does the German news anchor pose in the scene called "The Cross?"

4. Who is BLANK in the scene called "Erasure?"

5. What role did Charlotte assume in order to visit Alfred in prison?

6. What business proposition does Alfred have for Charlotte?

7. What are two opposing views regarding Charlotte's losing the Medal of Honor?

8. How does the author plant a seed of doubt in the reader's mind about whether or not Charlotte was an informant?

9. What metaphor does Doug use when trying to decide what to write about Charlotte?

10. How does Charlotte compare herself to the miniature furniture which is broken or flawed in some way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of paternal influence is a strong one on Charlotte--but not in a positive way. Describe Charlotte's negative paternal influence and how she overcame it. Where did Charlotte's strongest identity role model come from? Was that surprising given her circumstances? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Much of Charlotte's story takes place as Germany and the world are experiencing the atrocities inflicted by Hitler and the Nazi party. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on Charlotte. How would Charlotte's life be different today? Explain.

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