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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the dinner and the conversations in Chapter 7 continue, what realization does Childan come to about the Kasouras and all Japanese?
(a) They are egocentric.
(b) They are creative.
(c) They are artificial.
(d) They are generous.

2. In Chapter 8, what disguised personage is Reiss alerted to through a radiogram from his superiors?
(a) A German official.
(b) A Japanese general.
(c) An American businessman.
(d) An Italian diplomat.

3. What does the author use to establish the relationship between Frank and McCarthy, his foreman?
(a) Conversational dialog.
(b) Physical description.
(c) Another character's observations.
(d) First person point-of-view.

4. What does Juliana buy while Joe is checking into the hotel?
(a) Abendsen's book.
(b) Razor blades.
(c) Some aspirin.
(d) A map.

5. The fate of what real group of people does Childan's statement, "I am an outsider in my own country" bring to mind?
(a) Polish Immigrants.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) African slaves.
(d) European pioneers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who is Police Chief vom Meere looking for when he calls Reiss's office?

2. What is discovered about his merchandise that causes Childan to lose a major deal?

3. As he sits in his office, engrossed in reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, what does Reiss suggest is the "power of fiction" ?

4. What technique is used in Chapter 4 to introduce the reader to the character of Wyndam-Matson?

5. What is Juliana''s situation at the end of Chapter 13?

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