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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Erich react to Oskar's plan, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) He was shocked and appalled.
(b) He was happy and excited.
(c) He was curious and intrigued.
(d) He was confused and puzzled.

2. Of what group was Erich a member when he was a youth?
(a) Hitlerjugend.
(b) Sturmabteilung.
(c) Bund Deutscher Osten.
(d) Ahnenerbe.

3. How does the Spanish novelist help Maurice, according to Maurice in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He helps Maurice get an agent.
(b) He helps Maurice get a publisher.
(c) He helps Maurice get an editor.
(d) He helps Maurice get a manager.

4. What is the last name of the American writer disliked by Erich?
(a) Halliday.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Holt.
(d) Hardy.

5. According to Edith in Part II, Chapter 2, when will her second novel be finished?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few weeks.

6. What is the last name of the student who introduces himself to Edith in Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) Colby.
(b) Caine.
(c) Callahan.
(d) Clayburgh.

7. What book does Erich find in Maurice's bag in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) Maurice's finished novel.
(b) The latest novel by Erich Ackermann.
(c) The latest novel by Dash Hardy.
(d) The latest novel by the Spanish novelist.

8. At what school is Edith going to teach?
(a) The University of Cambridge.
(b) The University of Oxford.
(c) The University of Manchester.
(d) The University of East Anglia.

9. How did Oskar die, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) He was shot by the SS when he tried to save Alysse.
(b) He was killed by Alysse's father.
(c) He took his life after Alysse was captured.
(d) He died in the concentration camps.

10. Following the publication of Maurice's novel in Part I, Chapter 8, where does Erich go to live?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) West Berlin.
(d) Munich.

11. On the night the novel opens, where was a public reading of Erich's novel held?
(a) East Side Gallery.
(b) Brandenburg Gate.
(c) The Reichstag.
(d) The Literaturhaus.

12. What was the name of Maurice's second published novel?
(a) The Abode.
(b) The Sanctuary.
(c) The Treehouse.
(d) The Cabin.

13. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nice.
(d) Marseille.

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

15. To what city do Erich and Maurice travel in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Erich, the novelist who narrates the first part of the novel?

2. Erich's most recent novel won which prestigious award?

3. How does Gore feel about Maurice when the two meet?

4. What is Maurice's last name?

5. What did Erich give Oskar as a birthday present, according to Erich in Part I, Chapter 6?

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