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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. Who lends August the coins he needs to complete his prayer after helping Number 44?

3. How old is Marget when this book begins?

4. What word does August use to describe the stranger?

5. Where does Heinrich's friend work from normally?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does August describe Frau Stein?

3. What does Frau Stein want to do when the strange appears, and who interrupts her plan?

4. Who lives in the castle with the Steins, and what do they do?

5. What does Number 44 say all of humanity really is?

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

7. What happens every time Father Adolf tries to punish the duplicates?

8. What does August find when he returns to his room after speaking with Number 44 for the first time?

9. What happens when Katrina tries to kill Balthasar?

10. How does Moses try and get Number 44 in trouble, and what happens in the end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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