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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. Christopher visits the last known gathering place for which group?
2. What does Christopher usually do during the day?
3. What sport is highly popular in Berlin at this time?
4. What does Fraulein Mayr do for a living?
5. What is the name of the spoiled, young, rich girl?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Christopher end up living with Otto and his mother, Frau Nowak? Describe the atmosphere.
2. What precipitates Sally's move from her residence? Where does she go?
3. How does Christopher describe Bernard? How does he compare to Natalia?
4. What is familiar about the lodgings of the narrator?
5. What events lead up to the first problems with Sally and Christopher?
6. How does Christopher describe the situation?
7. What is the nature of the relationship between Peter and Otto?
8. How does the narrator describe Sally Bowles?
9. What is the overall format of the book? What is one of the main recurring themes?
10. Who is Clive? What is the relationship between Sally, Christopher and Clive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bradshaw talks about the persecution of the Jews at the hand of Hitler and the SS. Aside from the horror of the deaths, Bradshaw cannot help but think of his friends that are Jewish. Bradshaw wonders which have been tortured and which are dead. How would you feel in Bradshaw's shoes? Is there anything Bradshaw could have done to protect his friends? Does Bradshaw ever find out what happened to Rudi and the others?
Essay Topic 2
Several of the characters seemed to be completely oblivious to the political atmosphere in Berlin at the time of the stories. How is it possible to be oblivious to the political scene? Was the scene as volatile as Isherwood makes it out to be? Would it be as easy or more difficult to be as uninformed in today's society? What do you think became of those people that saw themselves as being removed from such issues? Would those people be affected regardless of their knowledge and/or involvement? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Read and write a 1000 word essay on the Nazi manifesto. What was the purpose of the group? What was its mission? What was the ultimate goal? What happened to those that opposed it? Why did the Nazis single out Jews, homosexuals and other groups as ones that should be persecuted? How did other European countries react to the manifesto? How did the US react?
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