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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tagomi feel he can no longer do now that his most prized possession has been tainted with evil?
(a) Be a collector.
(b) Trust anyone.
(c) Oversee trade deals.
(d) Live in his home.

2. 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 quietly arrested.
(c) He should be humiliated in public.
(d) He should be secretly assassinated.

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

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

5. What does Abendsen's novel envision the American work force as being?
(a) Equal in pay and ability.
(b) Made up of robots.
(c) Respected and well compensated.
(d) On a volunteer basis.

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

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

8. At the start of Chapter 7, what is Childan's reason for being at the home of the Kasouras?
(a) He is acting as a German spy.
(b) To be the deliverer of good news.
(c) To follow-up on a purchase they made.
(d) He is an invited dinner guest.

9. What does Tagomi fear about The Oracle that has him so upset?
(a) It has manipulated him to betray his country.
(b) It has outlived its usefulness.
(c) It has given up on mankind.
(d) It has made a fool of him.

10. In Chapter 8, who is Police Chief vom Meere looking for when he calls Reiss's office?
(a) The head of W-M Corporation.
(b) An undercover Jew of the Abwehr.
(c) A candidate under consideration for chancellor.
(d) A high official of the Trade Mission.

11. 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 generous.
(b) They are egocentric.
(c) They are artificial.
(d) They are creative.

12. Toward the end of Chapter 12, what does Tagomi realize about Reiss and vom Meere?
(a) They are eager to help him out.
(b) They are behind Ramsey's defection.
(c) They are responsible for the surprise attack.
(d) They are working undercover for Japan.

13. In Chapter 9, where does Joe suggest he and Juliana go?
(a) To Denver to shop and play.
(b) To New York for better jobs.
(c) To San Francisco and find Frank.
(d) To Italy to visit his family.

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

15. As Childan sits on the carpet with the Kasouras, what do his thoughts reveal about how he has resolved his earlier merchandise problems?
(a) He is moving to another location.
(b) He is finding a new supplier.
(c) He is getting reimbursed by Calvin.
(d) He is buying from Wyndam-Matson.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the meeting in Tagomi's office, what information does Wegener share with Tedeki and Tagomi?

2. The fate of what real group of people does Childan's statement, "I am an outsider in my own country" bring to mind?

3. Why does McCarthy, rather than Frank, go to Childan's shop to market their jewelry?

4. What does Juliana forget to do when she speaks to Abendsen's wife?

5. In Chapter 9, to whom does Childan decide to take a piece of jewelry?

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