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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way did Jeremy realize he had heard of Jenny's father, Bernard Tremaine?
(a) From radio programs and his biography of Nasser.
(b) From a chance meeting at an airport.
(c) From television talk shows.
(d) He had read his autobiography.

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

3. Bernard accuses June of having left the Party years before he did, but for a different reason. What was her reason, according to Bernard?
(a) She converted to Stalinism.
(b) June saw a tragic flaw in Communism and became an atheist.
(c) June wanted to trade that utopian ideal for another.
(d) June wanted to be as different from Bernard as she could be.

4. When Bernard finally thanks the person who saved him from the teenagers, how does he do it?
(a) He thanks her without looking at her face.
(b) He kisses her hand in thanks.
(c) He offers her money as a thank you gift.
(d) He only smiles.

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

6. What are Jeremy and Bernard walking towards in Part Two to get to a better section of the Wall?
(a) The East Berlin police headquarters.
(b) The Brandenburg Gate.
(c) Checkpoint Charlie.
(d) Towards the media trucks.

7. Where do Jeremy and the father in the hotel restaurant go after speaking?
(a) Outside.
(b) Back to their tables.
(c) To the kitchen.
(d) Upstairs.

8. What does Jeremy ask Bernard when he speaks of June and Bernard's love for one another?
(a) How many other lovers did you have?
(b) Did you know Jenny hated you both?
(c) How could you waste so much time?
(d) Why would you never get a divorce and end it?

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

10. When Bernard and Jeremy look out over the border and the Wall from an observation stand in Part Two, what one word does Jeremy have to say?
(a) Communism.
(b) Peace.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Down.

11. When Jeremy, in Part Two, tells Bernard what June spoke about in a personal way about the two of them, how does Bernard react?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He laughs and says it was just like her to say that.
(c) He turns on his heel and leaves Jeremy without a word.
(d) He is angry and says she got an important detail wrong.

12. After Jenny and Jeremy visited Majdanek, how long was it before they spoke to one another?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five minutes.

13. When do Jenny and Jeremy end up getting married?
(a) Ten months after they first meet.
(b) They never actually marry.
(c) The day after their first excursion together.
(d) Three years after meeting.

14. When the teenagers take their leave, how do they do it without losing face?
(a) They spit and curse at the crowd.
(b) They shoot a gun in the air.
(c) One of them gives Bernard a punch in the stomach before leaving.
(d) They walk away slowly and pretend they are bored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremy discover on the switchboard cover in the bergerie?

2. Who calls Jeremy late at night to give him news of Berlin?

3. At the cultural convention where Jeremy first met Jenny, why were the men "in a race" to get to Jenny first?

4. What is it about a small boy dining at the hotel that touches Jeremy?

5. When Jeremy asks Bernard if he wants to sit and rest for a while as they make their way to a cafe, why does Bernard leave his side?

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