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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an affliction from which Alfred suffers?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Headaches.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Dizzy spells.

2. What has been blacked out in Charlotte's Stasi file?
(a) Her employment history.
(b) Her financial records.
(c) Her family history.
(d) References about someone she informed on.

3. 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.

4. Why was Charlotte's museum vandalized?
(a) Because she was a spy.
(b) Because it was prejudiced against gays.
(c) Because the admission was too high.
(d) Because she was a homosexual.

5. What does Doug need to believe in order to write about Charlotte?
(a) Alfred's transcripts.
(b) SS reports.
(c) Neighbor's stories.
(d) Charlotte's stories.

6. What does Doug call the person Charlotte had informed on?
(a) Blank.
(b) Mystery Man.
(c) Secret Lover.
(d) Clandestine.

7. What content does John want to form the basis of Charlotte's stories?
(a) Charlotte's diaries.
(b) Interviews from family and friends.
(c) Charlotte's memories.
(d) News reports and files.

8. Which of the following did Alfred not leave to Charlotte when he died?
(a) A photo.
(b) A postage stamp.
(c) An old bill.
(d) A watch.

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

10. Who is Ulrike Liptsch?
(a) A young transvestite.
(b) A trainee of Charlotte's at the museum.
(c) A gay union organizer.
(d) A Humboldt University student.

11. Which of the following does not describe German clocks?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Inexpensive.
(c) Gaudy.
(d) Kitschy.

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

13. What do Charlotte and Alfred both have a large collection of?
(a) Records.
(b) Bells.
(c) Figurines.
(d) Stamps.

14. What question is asked in the news broadcast?
(a) If Charlotte should be forced to move from her home.
(b) If Charlotte should be forced to give up the museum.
(c) If Charlotte should be forced to give up her Medal of Honor.
(d) If Charlotte should be forced to testify.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Charlotte's response to her mother's idea that she should marry?

2. What diagnosis does Dieter Jorgensen make about Charlotte?

3. To what country does Charlotte say she is moving?

4. What does Alfred wear?

5. What question does reporter Brigitte Klensch ask Charlotte?

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