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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one area of Michael's specialty?
(a) Divorce law.
(b) Pediatrics.
(c) Psychology of criminals.
(d) Law of the Third Reich.

2. What does Michael say about his exchange with Hanna?
(a) It is comfortable and familiar, but also selfish of him.
(b) It is strained and awkward.
(c) It is difficult to understand what she meant.
(d) It is comfortable and familiar, and he is falling in love again.

3. What time of year is it in Chapter 3, Part 3?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

4. When is the verdict reached?
(a) The end of May.
(b) The beginning of May.
(c) The beginning of June.
(d) The end of June.

5. What sentences did the other defendants receive?
(a) They are acquitted of all charges.
(b) Execution.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) Terms in jail.

6. What does Michael discover amongst Hanna's newspaper clippings?
(a) A picture of his daughter.
(b) A picture of he and Hanna.
(c) A picture of Jewish prisoners.
(d) A picture of himself at graduation.

7. What does the daughter want to keep?
(a) The letter from Hanna.
(b) The tea tin.
(c) Michael's tapes.
(d) Half of the money.

8. What does the daughter want Michael to do with the money?
(a) Give it to her children.
(b) Find a Jewish illiteracy fund, and donate it.
(c) Keep it for himself.
(d) Deposit the money in her account.

9. Why does Michael say "there's no need to talk"?
(a) "Because the truth of what one says lies in what one does."
(b) "Because the truth of what one says lies in what one does not do."
(c) "Because there is no truth in words."
(d) "Because the truth of what one says is a lie."

10. In the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 7, what does Michael say he had never thought about at the time?
(a) His own path in life.
(b) His parent's deaths.
(c) Hanna's release.
(d) Hanna's death.

11. According to Michael in Chapter 1 of Part 3, what type of love are we not responsible for?
(a) The love of life.
(b) The love of our parents.
(c) The love of our siblings.
(d) The love of a woman.

12. What illness afflicts Michael during his vacation?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) High fever.

13. What invitation does Michael accept during Christmas vacation?
(a) An invitation to America.
(b) An invitation to stay with Hanna's relatives.
(c) An invitation on a ski trip with other students.
(d) An invitation to study at a prestigious university.

14. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 1, to what does Michael equate his love for Hanna?
(a) The fate of his generation.
(b) The fate of his life.
(c) The fate of death.
(d) The fate of life in prison.

15. How does Michael make a quick exit at the end of the Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) He rides away on a bicycle.
(b) He jumps onto a passing streetcar.
(c) He ducks into a church.
(d) He jumps into a moving car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michael paying attention to during his discussion in Part 2, Chapter 16?

2. To whom does Michael give Hanna's money?

3. What has Michael noticed about Hanna's voice at the end of Part 3, Chapter 9?

4. Who does Michael meet at the cemetery?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael say he couldn't "make himself do"?

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