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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does R'diger think Charlotte should lose her medal?
(a) Charlotte does not pay her taxes.
(b) Charlotte betrayed a personal friend.
(c) Charlotte and all informants are guilty of a crime.
(d) Charlotte is a transvestite.

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

4. Who follows the American soldiers who buy the clocks?
(a) Antiques dealers.
(b) Customs officials.
(c) Police officers.
(d) School children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ziggy Fluss?

2. Which of the following is not an affliction from which Alfred suffers?

3. What does Doug call the person Charlotte had informed on?

4. What does reporter Karl Henning ask Charlotte?

5. Why should a Stasi file not be relied on for accuracy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Stasi agent reveal about Charlotte's performance regarding informing on Alfred?

2. What does Charlotte do with all the letters Alfred wrote to her?

3. What does John tell Doug about the inconsistencies in Charlotte's story?

4. How successful is Alfred and Charlotte's clock business?

5. What does Charlotte tell Doug about Alfred and her Stasi files?

6. What are "The Three M's" in Charlotte's life?

7. What diagnosis does a psychiatrist determine for Charlotte's condition?

8. What question does the German news anchor pose in the scene called "The Cross?"

9. How does the author plant a seed of doubt in the reader's mind about whether or not Charlotte was an informant?

10. Who does Alfred learn has a big interest in German clocks?

(see the answer keys)

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