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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, April 15, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written in Buhler's diary on the day before he died?
(a) A meeting with the police.
(b) A phone number.
(c) His sister's birthday.
(d) A small cross.

2. What is the name of the lake mentioned at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Tegler See.
(b) Lake Havel.
(c) Lake Wandlitz.
(d) Gorinsee.

3. Why did Buhler have no children?
(a) He hated children.
(b) He was sterile.
(c) His wife was infertile.
(d) They died on the Eastern Front.

4. At what time of day are big announcements made?
(a) Late at night.
(b) During the lunch-hour.
(c) The end of the working day.
(d) The beginning of the working day.

5. Where is Xavier's apartment?
(a) Ansbacher Strasse.
(b) Sewanstrasse.
(c) Rhinower Strasse.
(d) Oranienstrasse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What limb is the corpse missing?

2. What does Xavier pull from the mailbox?

3. What does Xavier find by the jetty?

4. Who calls Xavier that evening?

5. Where was Hermann Jost born?

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