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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 year does this book begin?

2. What does the man who denied helping with the deadline say he wanted before he helped again?

3. What time of day does the stranger appear?

4. What is the stranger dressed in?

5. What is the next big job Heinrich has for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the church in Austria view the art of printing?

2. What does August do to try and get a chance to get Marget to love his physical self?

3. What does the cat say when she sees August and Emil standing together?

4. What does August do when he sees his master's plight getting worse?

5. What big project does Heinrich have to complete, and what does he need in order complete it?

6. Who offers to load the university job to the wagons, and why?

7. What happens when Heinrich thanks the tribe for their help in completing the university job?

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

9. What happens when Emil asks Number 44 to set him free?

10. How does Number 44 fulfill his threat to the tribe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Printing was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

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