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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. What is the revue that Lana performs for in Chapter 14?
2. The commandant tells the narrator in Chapter 19, "you are a communist only in name. In practice, you are" what?
3. What does the narrator scream in the end of Chapter 22?
4. What movie does the narrator go to see with Bon in Chapter 17?
5. Where does the commandant describe being held prisoner in Chapter 19?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about Ms. Mori's family photos being set out in Chapter 13?
2. What is the narrator's central internal conflict in the beginning of Chapter 16?
3. Where are the narrator and Bon sent after leaving the prison in the end of the novel?
4. What effects has the torture had on the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 22?
5. What is the commandant questioning the narrator about in the beginning of Chapter 19?
6. How is the commissar described when the narrator finally meets him in Chapter 19?
7. What does the narrator confess to Sonny before killing him? Why?
8. What information does the narrator relate to Man in his letter in Chapter 13?
9. What conflict does the narrator recall with the General as he falls asleep in Chapter 17?
10. What is symbolized by the narrator's rucksack in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Claude? What is the narrator's relationship with this character? How did they first meet? How has their relationship grown?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the assassination of the crapulent major. What leads the General to order his murder? Who assists the narrator in committing the execution? Why? How does the narrator feel about this action?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of betrayal in the novel. What are examples of acts of betrayal committed by the narrator and other characters? How is this theme supported through imagery, symbolism, and setting?
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