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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1938'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In October 1938, when Victor becomes ill, why can't he obtain medical attention?
(a) Because he has no insurance.
(b) Because he has no money.
(c) Because he is a Jew.
(d) Because he is in a mixed-race marriage.

2. Both Victor and Eva appear to be _____________ much of the time in the entries written in 1936.
(a) Anxious.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Depressed.

3. During which war did Klemperer serve in the German armed forces?
(a) The German Revolution.
(b) Franco-Prussian War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

4. Whose fascist regime does Nazi Germany begin to support in 1937?
(a) Franco.
(b) Vichy.
(c) Tito.
(d) Mussolini.

5. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?
(a) A cellar is excavated.
(b) A fence is built and a cellar is excavated.
(c) A vineyard is planted.
(d) A fence is built.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?

2. How much of the retirement pay that they had worked for do Catholics, Communists, and Jews who lose their jobs get?

3. What illness does Victor contract during 1935?

4. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?

5. When Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, dies, in what city is the funeral held?

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