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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. As "Proposal" begins, Viktor goes to Kata's cottage to speak to her about what?
(a) Hana's suspicions.
(b) Ottilie's suspicions.
(c) Having children together.
(d) Becoming the nanny.

2. Who stays by Liesel's side when she becomes deathly ill during her second childbirth?
(a) Rainer.
(b) Viktor.
(c) Hana.
(d) Lanik.

3. What was adopted as a symbol of the Nazi Party of Germany in 1920?
(a) The pentacle.
(b) The pentagram.
(c) The swastika.
(d) The cross.

4. In "Birth," while Viktor constantly travels, Liesel is kept busy with whom?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Zdenka.
(c) Hana.
(d) Rainer.

5. What is the name of the company that Viktor's family owns?
(a) Mercedes Benz.
(b) BMW Motors.
(c) Landauer Motors.
(d) Audi Motors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Viktor know his children are now considered in "A Day in the Life"?

2. In "Small Issue," Viktor decides that what month is the latest the family can stay in Czechoslovakia?

3. What is the name of Viktor and Liesel's daughter in "Construction"?

4. In "Interior," Viktor and Liesel go where for a holiday?

5. What is Hana's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What architect do Liesel and Viktor meet in "Honeymoon"? Where?

2. How does Viktor compare the two world wars in "Robots"?

3. What do Liesel and Viktor ask the architect to build in "Commitment"? What is his response?

4. How does the affair between Viktor and Kata rekindle in "Ship"?

5. How is the fundraiser described in "Recital"? What does the author write of the house in this chapter?

6. What does the architect think of Liesel and Viktor in "Honeymoon"? What does he relate about his work?

7. What does Liesel read about the house in "Happy Families"?

8. What interaction do Liesel and Viktor have with Rainer von Abt in "Construction"?

9. Why is the Landauers' nanny leaving in "Gossip"? Whom does Liesel suggest as a replacement?

10. What emotional conflict does Hana face in "Memories"? Who consoles her?

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