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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. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what does Michael deem "the most grotesque oversimplification of all"?
(a) Judging.
(b) Defending.
(c) Prosecuting.
(d) Becoming a doctor.

2. What does Michael learn after a phone call at the end of Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Hanna will be executed.
(b) Hanna will be released in one week.
(c) Hanna will remain in prison.
(d) Hanna will be released the next day.

3. What does Michael's wife say about his choice of job?
(a) It is an escape to get past the memory of Hanna.
(b) It is a rewarding position.
(c) It is an escape from the realities of life.
(d) It is a noble pursuit.

4. What can the dead do, according to Hanna?
(a) They can be at peace.
(b) They can torment you.
(c) They can understand.
(d) They can be happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 7, what does Michael say he had never thought about at the time?

2. What does Michael feel upon reading the note?

3. What does Michael never do on the recordings?

4. When does Michael go to the prison for the first time?

5. What is one area of Michael's specialty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Michael speaks to Hanna, right before she is released, at the end of chapter 9?

2. What does Michael notice about himself after he is taken to the hospital with fever?

3. In Chapter 16, why does Michael say he "finds it unendurable to do nothing"?

4. In Chapter 17, what is the atmosphere in the courtroom at the beginning of the sentencing?

5. How does Hanna respond to Michael's questions about the trial and their relationship?

6. What does Michael decide to do for work, and why?

7. Although Michael is happy, why does he also feel sorry for Hanna?

8. What does Michael say about his relationships after Gertrud?

9. Describe the driver Michael hitches a ride with in Chapter 14.

10. Describe Gertrud and the relationship she develops with Michael as described in Chapter 2.

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