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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. Which of Victor's relatives dies in October 1937?
(a) Grete, his sister.
(b) Georg, his brother.
(c) Eva, his wife.
(d) Maria, his sister-in-law.

2. In which city does Klemperer note that Jews are rumored to have been forcibly relocated to ghettos?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Baumholder.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Hamburg.

3. While in Berlin, Klemperer learns that anti-government elements frequently copy thousands of subversive or censored handbills _______________ and distribute them secretly.
(a) At printing companies in neutral countries.
(b) On underground printing presses.
(c) In the United States.
(d) By hand.

4. What happens to Victor's sister, Grete, after she suffers a mental collapse and a heart attack?
(a) She is placed in a nursing home.
(b) She is sent to the hospital.
(c) She is placed in a sanatorium.
(d) She is sent to Buchenwald and put to death.

5. Why does Klemperer begin to send out job applications to other countries?
(a) He does not feel particularly German anymore.
(b) He has realized that Nazism is not going away anytime soon.
(c) He wants to emigrate.
(d) He does not feel particularly Jewish anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name is the November 1938 pogrom conducted by the Nazis commonly referred to?

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

3. What city does Gusti Weighardt write the Klemperers she is moving to?

4. What is the purpose of the yellow sign that the government puts on Klemperer's fence corners?

5. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. As 1938 progresses, what form of resistance against the Nazis is occasionally reported?

2. The return of what German legion, according to Klemperer, is celebrated in June 1939?

3. Whom does Klemperer begin to feel are just like Hitler in their hatred of Jews?

4. What country's civil war is still ongoing throughout 1937?

5. During a trip to Berlin, what does Klemperer learn that encourages him?

6. In October 1938, Klemperer falls ill and makes a trip to Berlin. Why does he make this trip, and why is it dangerous?

7. In 1937, Klemperer, as always, worried about money. Despite his worry, what does he realize?

8. For what kinds of property issues do the Klemperers find themselves harassed by the city during 1937?

9. Early in 1939, on what book does Klemperer begin to work in earnest?

10. In 1938, the Klemperers make a surprise visit to Grete on her birthday. During this visit, what or who do Grete and Victor reminisce about?

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