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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Kasoura seem to Childan?
(a) Standoffish.
(b) Bashful.
(c) Attractive.
(d) Intelligent.

2. What does Baynes say they must wait for before he and Tagomi can meet?
(a) An elderly man from the Homeland to arrive.
(b) The arrival of an economic expert.
(c) Assurance of military protection.
(d) Word that the Japanese will pay him.

3. Because he feels The Grasshopper Lies Heavy is a dangerous book, what does Reiss think should happen to its author?
(a) He should be exposed as a liar.
(b) He should be secretly assassinated.
(c) He should be quietly arrested.
(d) He should be humiliated in public.

4. What does Juliana feel the Germans have made little advancement in despite having gone to Mars?
(a) Radio.
(b) Television.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Mail.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Joe admit to really being career-wise?
(a) A book reviewer.
(b) A military policeman.
(c) An armed guard.
(d) A clothing designer.

Short Answer Questions

1. While visiting with Tagomi in Chapter 5, what does Baynes feel regret about?

2. What do phrases like "the fussy, brisk voice," "barely polite," and "deliberately mispronounced his name" initially tell us about Tagomi's character?

3. In Chapter 12, what dilemma does Wegener's suggested plan of action present to the Japanese?

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

5. How does Wyndam-Matson's feel about "historicity"?

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