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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael do after his exams, something he has not done in a long while?
(a) Takes a streetcar.
(b) Visits his parents.
(c) Visits his daughter.
(d) Writes a letter.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 1, where does Michael move during the summer after the trial?
(a) Into the hospital.
(b) France.
(c) Into a rented room.
(d) Into his parents house.

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael say he couldn't "make himself do"?
(a) Visit Hanna.
(b) Visit Sophie.
(c) Talk to the judge.
(d) Talk to his father.

4. What happens to the Michael's professor who gives the concentration camp seminar?
(a) He finds new evidence for Hanna's trial.
(b) He convinces Michael to divorce.
(c) He dies.
(d) He becomes ill.

5. Who does Michael meet at the cemetery?
(a) A childhood friend.
(b) Sophie.
(c) A former member of his seminar.
(d) Hanna.

6. What does Michael notice about the note, upon first glance?
(a) The childish handwriting.
(b) The perfumed paper.
(c) The carelessness with which it was written.
(d) The bright pink letters.

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

8. When could Michael finally carry out Hanna's instructions for her money?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

9. How much time passes before Michael receives a note from Hanna?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Four years.

10. What is Michael paying attention to during his discussion in Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) The noises from the carpenters outside.
(b) The trains.
(c) The noises in the parking lot.
(d) The trial.

11. Why does Michael tell Hanna he is proud of her?
(a) Because he had learned so much from her.
(b) Because she learned to read.
(c) Because she looks exactly the same.
(d) Because she was very strong throughout her ordeal.

12. When does Michael go to the prison for the first time?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

13. Why does the prison warden tell Michael she is nervous?
(a) Hanna refused to go outside before she was released.
(b) Hanna has gotten very ill.
(c) She thinks Hanna is not prepared to be released.
(d) She thinks Hanna's clemency will be revoked.

14. When does Michael say "all this happened"?
(a) Ten years ago.
(b) Five years ago.
(c) Long ago.
(d) Twenty years ago.

15. Where does Michael go in the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) He goes to Auschwitz, a former concentration camp.
(b) He goes to visit his parents childhood home.
(c) He goes to visit Sophie.
(d) He goes to Struthof, a former concentration camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 16, what does Michael tell himself he has to do regarding the trial?

2. How does Michael get to his destination in Chapter 14?

3. Why does Michael marry his wife?

4. What illness afflicts Michael during his vacation?

5. Where does Michael travel to in Part 3, Chapter 11?

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