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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 3 - Part II, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rebecca ask Edith to do in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) To meet Arjan for coffee.
(b) To babysit the boys.
(c) To testify that Robert is an unfit father.
(d) To stop talking to Robert.

2. What plan did Oskar tell Erich, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) Oskar was planning to ask Alysse to marry him.
(b) Oskar was planning to enter the army.
(c) Oskar was planning to enter art school.
(d) Oskar was planning to flee Germany with Alysse.

3. What did Erich give Oskar as a birthday present, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) A poem he had written.
(b) His favorite fountain pen.
(c) A set of paintbrushes.
(d) His favorite book.

4. What does Edith ask the head of her department in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) If she might end the semester early.
(b) If she might have a guest speaker.
(c) If she might take some vacation time.
(d) If she might extend her teaching career.

5. What is the name of Maurice's first published short story, as he shows Erich in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) "Yellow."
(b) "Red."
(c) "Blue."
(d) "Green."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Edith, Maurice's wife?

2. What is the name of the editor who had rejected Maurice's previous novels, according to Edith in Part II, Chapter 5?

3. Upon graduating college, where did Erich begin a teaching career?

4. Where does Edith's sister plan to move?

5. According to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 8, what was Erich as a youth?

(see the answer key)

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