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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 is a trial being set up?

2. What is Mr. Orden's occupation?

3. What is Joseph most concerned about when soldiers enter his home?

4. What is Winter's occupation?

5. What country does Bentick hope to live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mayor say he feels like he is in a balancing act between the soldiers and the town?

2. How does Annie get a huge reputation in the town?

3. What does Lanser say that let the Mayor know he had been in war situations before?

4. How does Lanser say he knows something bad is coming before the trial?

5. What reasons does Lanser give for his answer to Correll?

6. How does the narrator describe Loft?

7. What is Madame most worried about when the invading forces come into the house?

8. Why does Winter think the soldiers are having a public trial for Alexander?

9. What does Tonder dream about when Christmas rolls around?

10. What does the Mayor say will be the start to the resistance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

War is a major theme in this book. How is this theme presented, and how did it affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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