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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Charlotte deflects Doug's questions by commenting on __________________________.
(a) The sweater she made for Alfred.
(b) The weather.
(c) A dinner party she is hosting.
(d) The national election.

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

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

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

6. What would happen if Alfred were to be labeled mentally defective?
(a) He would be put in an asylum.
(b) The arresting officers would be fired.
(c) They would be embarrassed.
(d) He could not stand trial.

7. Where do Charlotte and Alfred get the clocks they sell to American soldiers?
(a) People donate them to the museum.
(b) She buys them online.
(c) People give them to her as gifts.
(d) She gets them at flea markets.

8. John tells Doug that Charlotte's story sounds like _____________________.
(a) A romance novel.
(b) Fuel for her enemies.
(c) A pac of lies.
(d) A Cold War thriller.

9. Who is Josef R'diger?
(a) Charlotte's neighbor.
(b) The museum curator.
(c) The town mayor.
(d) A former political prisoner.

10. Who is Dieter Jorgensen?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A physician.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A minister.

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

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

13. Alfred asks Charlotte if he can sell clocks ____________________.
(a) From her basement.
(b) In the museum.
(c) In her yard sale.
(d) On the weekends.

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

15. Doug tells John that they shouldn't rely on __________________.
(a) Each other.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Idle gossip.
(d) A Stasi file.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doug need to believe in order to write about Charlotte?

2. What vandalism recently occurred at Charlotte's home?

3. What is critical for Doug to believe in order to write Charlotte's story?

4. What instrument does Alfred want to play when he is released?

5. A Stasi agent contends that "Park" has not given them anything substantial for __________________.

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