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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what disguised personage is Reiss alerted to through a radiogram from his superiors?
(a) A German official.
(b) A Japanese general.
(c) An American businessman.
(d) An Italian diplomat.

2. As he sits in his office, engrossed in reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, what does Reiss suggest is the "power of fiction" ?
(a) Realistic imagery.
(b) Twisted plots.
(c) Emotional appeal.
(d) Careful phrasing.

3. What has caused Africa to become a wasteland?
(a) Nazi experimentation on humans.
(b) Italian colonization.
(c) Asian exploitation of resources.
(d) American bombing.

4. In Chapter 10, as Juliana reads from The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, in what area does she discover the fictional Americans are like the Germans of her world?
(a) Cultural achievements.
(b) Technological advancement.
(c) Agricultural production.
(d) Educational opportunity.

5. What does Baynes make clear to Tagomi in Chapter 5 about Mr. Yatabe's visit?
(a) It must be brief.
(b) It must be recorded.
(c) It must be uncompensated.
(d) It must be secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does McCarthy encourage Frank to do?

2. How does Childan's ride in the pedicab make him feel?

3. At the start of Chapter 7, what is Childan's reason for being at the home of the Kasouras?

4. In discussing Abendsen's novel, what does Juliana point out about Joe that makes him angry ?

5. As Chapter 2 opens, what is Tagomi consulting the I Ching about?

(see the answer key)

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