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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes Wyndam-Matson's reaction when Rita tells him about The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Mockery.
(c) Agreement.
(d) Hope.

2. In Chapter 11, what does Paul admit he has come to appreciate about the Edfrank jewelry Childan had given him?
(a) Its spiritual value.
(b) Its material make-up.
(c) Its historic significance.
(d) Its artistic design.

3. What does Chapter 9 reveal about how the earlier incident at Childan's store has left him feeling?
(a) Fearful of being alone.
(b) Questioning personal and business decisions.
(c) Seeking new business contacts.
(d) Disillusioned with public officials.

4. How does Childan feel about the offer made by Paul's business associates?
(a) Flattered.
(b) Excited.
(c) Cheated.
(d) Insulted.

5. In Chapter 3, what do we learn about how Juliana Frink makes her living?
(a) As a social worker.
(b) As an investigative reporter.
(c) As a diner waitress.
(d) As a judo instructor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does The Oracle predict that further distresses Tagomi?

2. How does the simile, "like a little animal, not important, but smart" describe the way Joe acts?

3. In Chapter 10, as Juliana reads from The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, in what area does she discover the fictional Americans are like the Germans of her world?

4. What words best describe how Joe views the British?

5. In Chapter 7, why are the police waiting for Childan when he returns home from the dinner?

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