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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Matthias not pursue the course of training he had started?
(a) It did not suit him.
(b) He discovered he like dentistry better.
(c) He became ill.
(d) He realized he did not have the mathematical aptitude.

2. What month of pregnancy is the narrator's mother entering?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 10th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

3. What does Hanna's mother give Hanna's father?
(a) Happiness and excitement.
(b) A reason to work hard.
(c) A reason to not work so hard.
(d) A headache.

4. What does the mother ask about the baby?
(a) If she should be concerned.
(b) If the baby is too premature.
(c) If it is going to be a girl.
(d) If the baby is ready to come out.

5. What is different about this dream than his usual ones?
(a) It is vivid and recurs.
(b) It has no dream quality to it.
(c) He is not in the dream; just a narrator.
(d) He is able to change it consciously while still sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it said that Trudi's mother went insane?

2. What caused Hanna's father to fall in love with Hanna's mother?

3. What favor did the visitor ask?

4. What is Klara watching when she remembers the end of the war?

5. Who is Klara Blocker?

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