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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Americans portrayed as doing by the author of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy that impresses Juliana?
(a) Working to eliminate foreign competition.
(b) Fighting to free the British.
(c) Succeeding in conquering the world.
(d) Helping to erase world suffering.

2. Why does Reiss resent his orders to cooperate with the police?
(a) Vom Meere has spread lies about him.
(b) He feels it is a waste of time.
(c) He opposes the leader chosen by the Reich.
(d) Vom Meere has gone over his head.

3. At the meeting in Tagomi's office, what information does Wegener share with Tedeki and Tagomi?
(a) San Francisco has become a neutral zone.
(b) Japan is about to be attacked.
(c) Americans are planning an uprising.
(d) Germany now heads the PSA.

4. As Chapter 14 opens, what is Tagomi doing?
(a) Hopelessly wandering the city.
(b) Sadly packing his belongings.
(c) Plotting to get revenge.
(d) Seeking vom Meere's help.

5. What do Baynes's thoughts tell the reader about Mr. Yatabe at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Baynes works for him.
(b) He is a business executive.
(c) Tagomi already knows him.
(d) He is in the SD.

6. What is different about Joe's hair when he comes out of the barbershop?
(a) It is short and blond.
(b) It is straightened and trimmed.
(c) It is hidden by a wig.
(d) It is completely shaved off.

7. Why is Frank petrified when the police call him Fink?
(a) He has put Juliana in danger.
(b) He will be sent back to Germany.
(c) They have him confused with a wanted criminal.
(d) They know he informed on Reiss.

8. After telling Tagomi he can't return his Colt .44, what does Childan promise him the jewelry he buys will bring him?
(a) Protection from his enemies.
(b) A rise in popularity.
(c) A return to material desires.
(d) A sense of renewal.

9. When Tagomi inquires about General Tedeki in Chapter 14, he learns Tedeki is ________________.
(a) In a German prison.
(b) Enjoying a deserved retirement.
(c) Still in his building.
(d) On his way back to Tokyo.

10. What type of person does Reiss conclude must have written The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) A Jew.
(b) A Black.
(c) A Woman.
(d) A Slav.

11. At the start of Chapter 10, what is Baynes's thinking his private meeting in Tagomi's office could mean for him?
(a) Exile and public shame.
(b) Fame and government promotion.
(c) Success and great wealth.
(d) Imprisonment and probable death.

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

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

14. Why does Childan feel he must read The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) To keep up with the Kasouras.
(b) To advance his social skills.
(c) To further understand his shop's clientele.
(d) To fulfill his patriotic duty.

15. What does vom Meere intend to do to Wegener after his men surround him?
(a) Frighten his plans out of him.
(b) Force him into the German jurisdiction.
(c) Paralyze him and take him away.
(d) Murder him before he does harm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe appear when he tries to explain to Juliana what Abendsen is saying in the novel?

2. What does Abendsen's novel envision the American work force as being?

3. In Chapter 13, in the hotel room, how does Juliana settle her dispute with Joe?

4. Toward the end of Chapter 12, what does Tagomi realize about Reiss and vom Meere?

5. Tagomi informs Reiss that Reiss's country is about to _________.

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