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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfred say he will do when he is released?
(a) Play a waltz.
(b) Become a lawyer.
(c) Run a marathon.
(d) Write a book.

2. What does Ziggy Fluss insinuate that Charlotte is trying to avoid by moving?
(a) Prosecution for a crime.
(b) A tarnished reputation.
(c) A love affair gone bad.
(d) Paying taxes.

3. What happened to Alfred's possessions when he was in jail?
(a) They were lost in a fire.
(b) The Stasi impounded them.
(c) Charlotte gave them away.
(d) They were robbed from his home.

4. What may Charlotte receive for her efforts in spying on Alfred?
(a) A huge raise.
(b) A promotion.
(c) An extended vacation.
(d) An island home.

5. What does Charlotte mean when she says "Museum. Mobel. Manner"?
(a) Museum. Records. Courtesy.
(b) Museum. War. Courtesy.
(c) Museum. Furniture. Men.
(d) Museum. Antiques. Men.

6. Why does Doug return to Mahlsdorf?
(a) To take a vacation.
(b) To write his memoirs.
(c) To see Charlotte.
(d) To establish a philanthropic foundation.

7. To what country does Charlotte say she is moving?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) America.

8. On what topic does Doug want to interview Charlotte in "A Convenient Lapse"?
(a) Her political positions.
(b) Her religious beliefs.
(c) Her antique sources.
(d) Her Stasi files.

9. What question does reporter Brigitte Klensch ask Charlotte?
(a) If she was ever married.
(b) If she plans to move.
(c) If she killed her father.
(d) If she is guilty of tax evasion.

10. Why does Charlotte want to move from Berlin?
(a) The healthcare is atrocious.
(b) The people are hostile toward gays.
(c) The taxes are too high.
(d) It is becoming too violent.

11. Why does Charlotte bristle at the reporters' questions?
(a) She knows they want to try her in the media.
(b) She is innocent of all the charges.
(c) She is not used to such ill treatment.
(d) She knows her answers will implicate her.

12. Who vandalized Charlotte's museum?
(a) Neo-Nazis.
(b) Local kids.
(c) Street gangs.
(d) Gay bashers.

13. What instrument does Alfred want to play when he is released?
(a) The flute.
(b) The violin.
(c) The piano.
(d) The cello.

14. What name does Ziggy Fluss call Charlotte?
(a) Miss Understanding.
(b) Miss In-Between.
(c) The Trannie Granny.
(d) The Fag Hag.

15. Doug recalls an interview in which he asked Charlotte what she did when an antique _________________________.
(a) Would not sell.
(b) Started to show its wear.
(c) Was irreparable.
(d) Was not dated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What content does John want to form the basis of Charlotte's stories?

2. Alfred asks Charlotte if he can sell clocks ____________________.

3. What do Charlotte and Alfred both have a large collection of?

4. Charlotte's mother told him that as a man he needed to ____________.

5. Alfred learns that clocks are a hot commodity to ____________________.

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