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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeremy hears a running conversation in his head while in the bergerie, alone. Who is talking in his head?
(a) Sally and Jean.
(b) June and Bernard.
(c) June and Jenny.
(d) Jenny and he.

2. How does Bernard refer to June's preoccupation with the spiritual world in Part Two?
(a) Born Again Christianity.
(b) Bohemianism.
(c) New Agism.
(d) Hocus-pocus.

3. When Jeremy tries to get some words in edgewise during the conversation he is overhearing, what do the voices do?
(a) There is violent yelling.
(b) They are silent for a few moments.
(c) They completely ignore him.
(d) They stop completely.

4. When Bernard and Jeremy are at the Berlin Wall, why are some of the crowd watching and listening to them both?
(a) Jeremy is screaming that Bernard is the father he never had.
(b) They are hitting one another in the arm.
(c) Jeremy is yelling at Bernard about love.
(d) Bernard is crying loudly, asking for June.

5. Why does Bernard stare at girls on the street?
(a) He is attracted to beautiful young women.
(b) He wonders if they could be converted to the Party.
(c) He is looking for a trace of the old June.
(d) He thinks of his daughter, Jenny.

6. In Part Two, Bernard and Jeremy see a deserted watchtower over sand that conceal land mines. What do they see there?
(a) Rats.
(b) A child running.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Nothing but memories.

7. Why is Part Two titled, "Berlin"?
(a) June died in Berlin.
(b) Jeremy and Bernard go to see the Berlin wall come down.
(c) Bernard talks mostly about how communism began in Berlin.
(d) Jeremy focuses on his first meeting with Jenny in Berlin.

8. What does Mme. Auriac give to Jeremy while waiting for the police to arrive?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) A kiss on the cheek.
(c) A cognac.
(d) His dessert.

9. What does Mme. Auriac give the little boy who got hurt?
(a) Bandages.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) An ice pack.
(d) A cold soda.

10. Upon Jeremy's return to the hotel after his walk to the dolmen, what does he overhear in the kitchen?
(a) The owners arguing over him.
(b) Talk of the lack of food for the evening's dinner.
(c) A love spat between a husband and wife.
(d) A drunken brawl.

11. How did Jenny astound Jeremy within the second week of meeting him at the convention?
(a) She asked him to go with her to Lublin.
(b) She told him she wanted to marry him one day.
(c) She kissed him in front of all the men "in the race".
(d) She spit into his face for no reason.

12. About how many people have gathered to watch the Berlin Wall fall in Part Two?
(a) 800.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 2,000.

13. Where does Jeremy realize he and Bernard had seen the woman and her friend who helps them to a taxi?
(a) In London years ago.
(b) At the Dolmen.
(c) At the Brandenburg Gate.
(d) As part of the group of teenagers.

14. What were Bernard's feelings about June's commitment to the Communist Party after the incident with the insect in Part Two?
(a) He saw her leaning toward the defunct Nazi Party.
(b) That she had her own strange ideas and might not stick with it.
(c) That she was more committed than he was.
(d) That she had only pretended to believe in it all along.

15. In Part Two, what does Bernard say he misses most about June?
(a) Her carefree spirit.
(b) Her ability to cope with stress.
(c) Her laughter.
(d) Her seriousness about life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jeremy unable to eat his breakfast at the convention where he met Jenny?

2. In Part Three of the book, Jeremy asks Bernard to tell him the details of a story. Which story is that?

3. What does Jenny tell Jeremy when he asks why she mentioned black dogs earlier?

4. What does Jeremy do in Lublin that is so uncharacteristic of him?

5. Bernard quotes some lines attributed to Isaiah Berlin to Jeremy. What are they about?

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