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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. Where did Hana end up, as revealed in "Confession"?

2. What word in Nazi doctrine refers to a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially of Nordic stock?

3. With whom does Lanik spend most of his time during the war in "Lanik"?

4. Whom does Liesel dream of constantly in "Dissolution"?

5. After Ondine's child is born, her lover cheats on her because she has lost __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the train with the Landauers to stop in "Ocean"?

2. What obstacles do the Landauers face in "Flight"?

3. How is Lanik's life and surroundings described in "Lanik"? Where does he spend his time during the war?

4. Where is the Landauer family in the chapter titled "Exile"? What does Liesel begin to notice in this chapter?

5. Whom does Lanik show around the Landauer House in "Dispossession"? What happens at the end of this chapter?

6. Describe the character of Tomas. How does Tomas relate to Viktor?

7. Describe the photographs Hana shows Zdenka in "Confession." What does Hana confess in this chapter?

8. What does Liesel dream about in "Dissolution"? What letter does she receive?

9. Describe the reunion between the Landauers and Rainer von Abt in "Rainer." Where is the architect working now?

10. What does Hana reveal in her letter to Liesel in "Leaving"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss symbolism and metaphor surrounding the house in the novel. What are elements of foreshadowing related to the house?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Czechoslovakia and the history of the Villa Tugendhat. How did this house inspire the author to write the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe, analyze, and discuss the character of Lanik in the novel. What does Lanik represent symbolically? How is he related to the Landauer family?

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