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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 does Kulic inscribe on a tree?

2. What name does the Bulgarian militia get from wearing goose feathers in their hats?

3. What will Antipin's companion be training to become?

4. What part of Luder's plane is hit with the machine gun?

5. What kind of plane flies in low over Madrid looking for the blue light?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sascha lured to Moscow and tortured by Soviets?

2. Why do the brothers laugh at the military officers marching?

3. Why do the locals make fun of the hats of the military officers in Bulgaria in 1934 only in private?

4. Why is Andres allowed to still work in San Ximene?

5. How do the Soviets discover Kulic's merciful act and what happens to him subsequently?

6. How does Khristo prove that he is a spy to Sascha?

7. What happens to Luders when he is flying over the building with a blue light?

8. Who is the Aguilar family and why are they under house arrest?

9. How does Khristo escape torture in Moscow by pleading with Bloch?

10. What does Khristo learn along the way to Moscow with Antipin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aleksandra behave in order to develop her image as a high-society woman? Why does Aleksandra want to leave her middle-class neighborhood? What is appealing to her about the lifestyle of high society women?

Essay Topic 2

Who feels betrayed in Night Soldiers and in what ways? Who suffers as a result of this betrayal? What emotions are evoked by betrayal? Take a closer look at the different people involved and the roles they play.

Essay Topic 3

Conflict over land and ethnic rivalries appears throughout The Night Soldiers. Who travels? Who stays behind? In what ways are individuals and nations motivated by their ability to conquer land? What is their effect on other individuals and their lives? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not?

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