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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Juliana question the fact that Joe says he is reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) It is approved only for the elite.
(b) She never sees him actually reading.
(c) It is banned where he comes from.
(d) He is an uneducated truck driver.

2. What word best describes the mood at the Kasouras' home during Childan's visit?
(a) Sorrowful.
(b) Promising.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Tense.

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

4. What does Tagomi receive that makes him become suspicious of Baynes's real intentions?
(a) An unsigned letter.
(b) An anonymous phone call.
(c) A coded message.
(d) A military briefing.

5. How does Childan's ride in the pedicab make him feel?
(a) Respected.
(b) Superior.
(c) Inconspicuous.
(d) Ordinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Albert Speer's approach to revitalizing the USA, as evidenced in New York City?

2. As Chapter 10 closes, how does Tagomi's message from the I Ching come true?

3. At the start of Chapter 10, what is Baynes's thinking his private meeting in Tagomi's office could mean for him?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 12, what happens while Tagomi and his visitors meet in his office?

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