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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 Harry?

2. What did Joachim's father attempt to write with a broken quill?

3. How does August know Martin?

4. Where does August find a new job?

5. What does August say he is thinking of doing with Marguerite?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joachim meet Ruzena?

2. Why does August cease his efforts to promote women's wrestling and stop planning to go to America?

3. What is Hanna's marriage compared with?

4. What does August choose to do when he decides to become involved with promoting women's wrestling?

5. With whom does August have sex with after his confrontation with Bertrand, and does he love that person?

6. Why does Korn call August Herr Brother-in-Law?

7. What does Huguenau tell Marguerite they will do once they are rich?

8. Why was Joachim being sent to military school early?

9. How does Mother Hentjen feel about her customers and her business?

10. Why is Huguenau able to hide among the Belgians, who are normally suspicious in nature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define a sleepwalker as identified in the book. Consider what makes one a sleepwalker, what may wake a person from sleepwalking, and whether sleepwalking is comfortable.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Huguenau become a deserter? Discuss the reasons Huguenau becomes a deserter and what his reasons reveal about his character.

Essay Topic 3

August coerces his superior to provide a reference for him in the hopes of landing a new job. Describe how August obtains the reference, how he feels about the methods he uses, and what this methods reveal about his character.

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