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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. Who is Colonel Essmann?

2. Who harasses David and Alix as they visit Dachau One?

3. How far from Otto's farmhouse is the Fuhrer while Otto's experiment is underway?

4. Why is Alix Rothschild characterized as a survivor?

5. Where do the three men secretly meet to discuss the recent events?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Fuhrer gain an appreciation for the electricity and heat involved with Otto's experiment from where he sits?

2. According to her comments to interviewers, why does Alix always strive to do her best at whatever she does?

3. Why does David rarely leave his room at the hotel where the FBI is protecting him in the early days after the Strauss mansion shootings?

4. What are the responsibilities of the advance team for Dachau Two?

5. How do the other members of the Strauss family learn of Nick's death?

6. Why is the Vulkan upset when the Fuhrer leaves the group in a chauffeured limousine?

7. Why does Benjamin think the Nazis are becoming more and more powerful?

8. What is the only thing that will stop David's grandmother from going to the hotel for spring cleaning?

9. What does Alix see in her nightmares while she is with David in Frankfurt?

10. Name five of the participants at the Storm Troop's meeting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the author choose the title "See How They Run" for this book? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in David's life? In Alix's life? In the Olympic Village?

Essay Topic 2

David Strauss and Benjamin Rabinowitz meet two times in the story. Describe the situation surrounding each of these meetings. Examine how the first meeting impacts the second meeting.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Harry Callaghan, Benjamin Rabinowitz, Elena Strauss, and Ben Essmann.

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