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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 season is it when this book begins?

2. What does Heinrich promise to do to offer more time for the last of the university job to be completed?

3. Who is Heinrich waiting for to help him with his next big job?

4. What year does this book begin?

5. What is Adolf's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Number 44 tell the dog to do for Heinrich?

2. What does the cat warn Number 44 of after he helps Emil?

3. What does Emil ask of August when he comes to August's room?

4. What kind of nicknames does the tribe give Number 44 and why?

5. What does August do after Balthasar realizes Number 44 has fulfilled his threat?

6. What happens when Katrina tries to kill Balthasar?

7. What rumor spread through the castle after the printing of the Bible?

8. What happens when the stranger approaches the dog?

9. What is the cat's new name, and how does she feel about this?

10. What happens when Heinrich goes to see the strange happenings in his printing shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marget's maid is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What are the different stages of August's friendship with Number 44, and how do these stages affect August and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the title of the book, and what role does it play in the plot of the book?

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