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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What distracts Charlotte as Doug tries to interview her?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) Memories.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Coughing.

3. What is Dieter Jorgensen's decision about Charlotte?
(a) She is perfectly fine.
(b) She is mentally ill.
(c) She should be hospitalized.
(d) She is posing.

4. What does Alfred tell Charlotte to tell the Stasi when they come for her?
(a) The clocks belong to Alfred.
(b) Alfred will be moving to America.
(c) The clocks belong to the museum board.
(d) Alfred is on vacation.

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

6. Alfred learns that clocks are a hot commodity to ____________________.
(a) SS soldiers.
(b) Swiss tourists.
(c) School children.
(d) American soldiers.

7. How many Germans was an informant at the time?
(a) 1 in 5.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) Half.
(d) One fourth.

8. According to Charlotte, all Alfred had left were _______________.
(a) Phonograph records.
(b) Memories.
(c) Scraps of paper.
(d) A few euros.

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

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

11. Charlotte tells the group of reporters a story about _____________.
(a) Herself.
(b) Her father.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Her mother.

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

13. How long has Charlotte been a spy?
(a) Over a year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) All her adult life.

14. Why does Kaufmann believe Charlotte's medal should be taken away?
(a) Because she is a lesbian.
(b) Because she doesn't pay taxes.
(c) If anyone has suffered because of her cooperation with the Stasi.
(d) Because she is a transvestite.

15. Who had Charlotte informed on?
(a) An SS soldier.
(b) A former lover.
(c) Her father.
(d) An antiques dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ulrike Liptsch?

2. Which of the following did Alfred not leave to Charlotte when he died?

3. Why were the Stasi concerned when they found out Alfred was a homosexual?

4. What does Charlotte mean when she says "Museum. Mobel. Manner"?

5. Who provides information about Charlotte and Alfred's clock sales to the Stasi?

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