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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1939'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Klemperers mitigate maintenance costs?
(a) The Klemperers' neighbor, who is a mechanic, does most of the work on their car.
(b) The Klemperers neglect all but the most major mechanical needs.
(c) Eva serves as an amateur mechanic.
(d) Victor serves as an amateur mechanic.

2. For most of 1937, Klemperer finds himself believing that most Germans have always been somewhat ____________.
(a) Pan-European.
(b) Anti-Semitic.
(c) Isolationist.
(d) Nationalistic.

3. When Klemperer applies to the American Consulate in Berlin, what number is he given when he is assigned to the immigrant waiting list?
(a) 56,429.
(b) 56,249.
(c) 52,649.
(d) 52.469.

4. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?
(a) The sinking of a passenger ferry.
(b) A multiple-car collision.
(c) The collapse of a billboard.
(d) The collapse of a construction trench.

5. What does Victor begin doing with his personal items?
(a) Giving them away.
(b) Selling them in yard sales.
(c) Selling them to pawnbrokers.
(d) Packing them in preparation for the move.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Klemperer receive a planned termination notice?

2. What does Klemperer expect in the wake of the assassination attempt that does not seem to materialize?

3. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?

4. What other means of saving money does Victor consider but ultimately discard as unworkable?

5. How does Victor Klemperer respond to his brother's advice after considering it?

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