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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Margot do as soon as her film had finished playing?
(a) Margot yelled at the director.
(b) Margot ran for the exit.
(c) Margot laughed and clapped.
(d) Margot posed for photos.

2. What happens when Margot lets Axel kiss her in Chapter 19?
(a) Albert catches them in the act.
(b) They are interrupted by Freida.
(c) His button gets caught in her lace.
(d) Margot slaps him afterward.

3. How long does Albert wait at Paul's house before Irma dies?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two days.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Albert is said to be incapable of in Chapter 31?
(a) Hanging a painting.
(b) Making up a parcel.
(c) Paring his right-hand nails.
(d) Tying a dress-tie.

5. Which illness is said to be going around Berlin in Chapter 19?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Scarlet fever.

6. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Litter.
(d) Mushrooms.

7. When Margot asks Albert where he is going at the end of Chapter 21, what does he tell her?
(a) To take a walk.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) To a funeral.
(d) To buy her breakfast.

8. What lie does Albert tell Margot about Elisabeth?
(a) Elisabeth refuses to divorce him.
(b) Elisabeth will take all of his money.
(c) He is already divorced from Elisabeth.
(d) Elisabeth wants him back.

9. How did Margot feel at the sight of Albert grieving for Irma?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Proud.
(c) Content.
(d) Annoyed.

10. Where does the ocular specialist recommend Albert go for the sake of his eyes?
(a) Back to Berlin.
(b) A sanatorium.
(c) To the seaside.
(d) An American hospital.

11. Whom does Margot run into on the street in her old neighborhood?
(a) Her father.
(b) Kaspar.
(c) Kurt.
(d) Otto.

12. What does Albert offer to do to the movie to calm Margot?
(a) Distribute it overseas.
(b) Cut out Dorianna's scenes.
(c) Reshoot it.
(d) Burn it.

13. In Chapter 32, who does Elisabeth observe from her balcony?
(a) Two motorists having an argument.
(b) Children playing.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) An ice cream vendor.

14. What does Axel ask Dorianna at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) If she had read Tolstoy.
(b) If she wanted to go for a drink.
(c) If she was a fan of Bach.
(d) If she had ever been to America.

15. Axel tells the cook that Margot is _____________.
(a) Albert's sister.
(b) Albert's daughter.
(c) Albert's niece.
(d) Albert's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Albert feel on the train ride to Zurich?

2. When Margot visits the street she grew up on, what business has replaced the stationery shop?

3. What is the name of the cook who works at the chalet?

4. What language does Udo say he would gladly write in since Germany is unappreciative of his work?

5. What hangs in the back window of Albert's car?

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