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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Blue Fairy Godmother tells the narrator that to do his job right, he will have to:
(a) Commit high treason.
(b) Earn the trust of the leader of a white supremacist group.
(c) Convince everyone he is Jewish.
(d) Kill his best friend.

2. The narrator is a native of which country?
(a) The United States.
(b) Germany.
(c) Israel.
(d) Hungary.

3. Which of the following is NOT a symbol that the narrator had drawn in the dust of his windowpanes:
(a) A swastika.
(b) A cross.
(c) The Stars and Stripes.
(d) A hammer and sickle.

4. Which of the following is NOT a revelation that Mr. Noth, Helga's father, reveals to the narrator:
(a) Helga is not really his daughter.
(b) He would have had the narrator shot if he found out he was a spy.
(c) The narrator made him unashamed to be a Nazi.
(d) He had opposed the marriage between Helga and the narrator.

5. Where does the narrator say he met Rudolf Hoess?
(a) In the prison exercise yard.
(b) In a bar in Berlin.
(c) At a New Year's Eve party.
(d) On a train to Warsaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what was the only thing about Helga that had changed since he last saw her?

2. From whom did the narrator take the motorcycle?

3. How old is Resi Noth when the narrator leaves for the front lines?

4. The narrator tells Epstein's mother that "auf wiedersehen" means "goodbye" in German, but she corrects him by telling him it more precisely means:

5. Why do Resi's dog and Mrs. Noth have "fat" bellies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Resi's reaction to the news that her dog must be killed.

2. Why is Helga presumed to be dead?

3. How does the narrator describe The White Christian Minuteman and what is his reaction to it arriving in his mailbox?

4. Describe the narrator's lifestyle while he is in hiding. How does he live and from where does he get his income?

5. What effect does the narrator's broadcast have on Werner Noth?

6. Describe the Free American Corps. What was its purpose and how successful was it?

7. Describe the narrator's and Helga's careers before the war begins, and how do they support each other in their careers?

8. Describe the narrator's mother and what is the "queer demonstration" she gives?

9. What frequently occurs in the little park outside the narrator's window that would often get his attention, and what is the significance of this?

10. What is the significance of the leather strap that Bernard Mengel mentions?

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