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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 the narrator and Resi find drawn in blue ink on his mailbox namecard?

2. What is the main reason the Iron Guard boys have their mothers alter their suits instead of going to a tailor?

3. When the narrator is recovering from the beating, where does George Kraft speculate that he, Resi, and the narrator would go?

4. What does the narrator notice about the air when he returns to the attic?

5. For what "crime" was Stepan Bodovskov arrested, tried, and shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Memoirs of a Monogamous Casanova and why did the narrator not want it to be published?

2. Describe the scene at Jones' house after the narrator returns from his meeting with the Blue Fairy Godmother.

3. What is the plot of "The Goblet"?

4. Why does the narrator say he "froze" after he is released after the raid?

5. Describe what Stepan Bodovskov does with the narrator's writings. What is the result?

6. Describe Lazlo Szombathy, the man who uses the rope intended for the narrator. What had he done in his native country and after coming to America?

7. What does Frank Wirtanen say will happen to Jones, Keeley, the Black Fuehrer, and the Iron Guardsmen after the raid?

8. Where does Helga say she found the collection of the narrator's works? What is the significance of this place?

9. Describe the narrator's surroundings when he regains consciousness after being beaten.

10. Summarize the key points of the narrator's radio address that was played at the Iron Guard meeting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Resi's deceptive behavior. Explain what she does and the consequences of her actions, if any. Can Resi's actions be justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Mother Night was originally published in 1961 and is set in that time and in earlier times of the narrator's life, especially World War II. Discuss whether a novel written decades ago relating to events that happened decades before that is relevant today.

Essay Topic 3

A friend of yours is considering reading Mother Night and wants your opinion. Write your friend a letter telling him or her what you think of the novel. Do you think it's a good novel or a waste of time? Discuss reasons for your opinions.

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