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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. In what country are the people poorly fed as fear of Gestapo grows in 1941?

2. Who is NOT in the resistance group in the Cambras?

3. What language does Robert speak so well that makes him invaluable to the secret service?

4. What do the resistance workers place in the way of German convoys?

5. Who is assigned to assist a Swiss professor in interpreting radio signals from Bulgaria?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Khristo escape the French prison and go to Cambra?

2. What does Khristo love about his life in Paris?

3. Why does Robert want to change careers in 1941?

4. What happens when Daniel and La Brebis are badly injured in a surprise encounter with a German officer?

5. Why does Robert keep his mission secret when he returns to New York?

6. How do the Germans offer retribution to the French resistance and civilians for acts of sabotage?

7. How does Khristo maintain his training in Paris?

8. Why did Khristo change his name in camp?

9. What does Khristo learn from Goldman that makes him no longer want to be a spy?

10. How does the resistance group operate in a low-key manner in France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Furst uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Night Soldiers is a military fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

How is sexuality portrayed? Which characters appear overtly sexual? Which characters are sexually appealing to others and why? What sexual taboos are broken and what issues are raised in relation to sex?

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