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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. How much does Knoll pay the taxi driver for scaring Rachel with his car?

2. What is Knoll trying to steal from the chateau?

3. Who is the leader of the four German soldiers?

4. How does Suzanne get Paul to give up information?

5. Why does Knoll return to the records depository in Russia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Rachel want to go to Germany so suddenly?

2. What is the Extraordinary State Commission on the Registration and Investigation of the Crimes of the Fascist German Occupiers?

3. Who is Rachel Cutler, what is her profession and where does she live?

4. What were conditions like for Karol at the concentration camp?

5. What is it that Fellner would like to find before he retires and what is the new lead to find it?

6. What does Karol hear about on the news program which will be the focus of this book?

7. What was the history of the creation of The Amber Room?

8. How accurate are Steve Berry's descriptions of the concentration camp?

9. How does the author show that Knoll was behind the taxi accident that almost killed Rachel?

10. What is revealed about Paul's parents while he is talking to a reporter at the museum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the prominent setting for the novel. Why does Berry use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

"The Amber Room" is a modern-day mystery and thriller story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Rachel. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

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