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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the night after he took the bath in Frau Schmitz's apartment?
(a) He fell in love with Frau Schmitz.
(b) He thinks Frau Schmitz is too old for him.
(c) He thinks Frau Schmitz might dislike him.
(d) He never wants to see Frau Schmitz again.

2. What do the other defendants claim after Hanna's admission?
(a) That Hanna had lied to the court.
(b) That Hanna had remained with the prisoners.
(c) That Hanna was never present at the bombing.
(d) That Hanna became their commander.

3. What is the first thing the defense could have cast doubt upon during the trial?
(a) Whether the defendants made the selections.
(b) Whether the survivors are lying.
(c) Whether Hanna should be a defendant.
(d) Whether the defendants were present.

4. What is unusual about Michael's father's relationship with his children?
(a) He requires them to make appointments to speak with him.
(b) He will only speak to one child at a time.
(c) He never speaks to his children at home.
(d) He refuses to speak with them.

5. By what name is one of the guards known in the survivor's book?
(a) "Maria"
(b) "Toad"
(c) "Mare"
(d) "Horse"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the defendants transferred from Auschwitz in 1944?

2. What does Frau Schmitz do for a living?

3. What does the narrator do when Frau Schmitz catches him staring at her in Chapter 4?

4. What is the first thing the narrator notices when he returns to Frau Schmitz's apartment in Chapter 6?

5. What floor in the apartment building is the narrator directed to go in the beginning of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michael's classroom and classmates as they are presented in Chapter 13.

2. Why is the narrator unable to take his eyes off of Frau Schmitz?

3. What does Michael do in the weeks after he and Hanna have their first fight?

4. Describe how Michael becomes involved in the court and Hanna's trial, as it is told in Part 2, Chapter 2.

5. Describe the only time Michael sees Hanna by chance, in Chapter 16.

6. In Part 2, Chapter 4, how does Michael compare the trial to being a prisoner in a death camp?

7. Describe the bicycle trip that Michael and Hanna take during Michael's Easter vacation.

8. What does Michael do while staying home alone during the last week of vacation, in Chapter 12?

9. Describe Hanna's bold and unconventional move during the trial, as outlined in Chapter 6.

10. Describe Michael's feelings about his last years in school and his first years in university, as he relates them in Part 2, Chapter 1.

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