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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tagomi informs Reiss that Reiss's country is about to _________.
(a) Surrender.
(b) Explode.
(c) Commit evil.
(d) Exile Reiss.

2. What does Joe tell Juliana was the reason he picked her to be with him?
(a) She fits the profile of what attracts Abendsen.
(b) He needs a hostage in order to escape.
(c) He thought he deserved a little fun.
(d) She knows where Frank has been hiding.

3. In what way does Frank feel Juliana can use her talent to help the Edfrank Jewelry business?
(a) She can help them sell their jewelry.
(b) She can make the shop more efficient.
(c) She can bring in more financial backing.
(d) She can create more attractive pieces.

4. 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 getting reimbursed by Calvin.
(b) He is moving to another location.
(c) He is finding a new supplier.
(d) He is buying from Wyndam-Matson.

5. What does the discussion of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy lead Joe and Juliana to do?
(a) Research Abendsen's life at a library.
(b) Write a letter to the newspaper.
(c) Attend a lecture at the university.
(d) Plan a visit to its author.

6. How does Joe appear when he tries to explain to Juliana what Abendsen is saying in the novel?
(a) Proud.
(b) Humbled.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Bewildered.

7. What does the I Ching tell Juliana when she consults it for advice?
(a) To notify the police.
(b) To call Frank.
(c) To return to Colorado.
(d) To warn Abendsen.

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

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

10. As Chapter 12 closes, what do Wegener and Tedeki realize is the source of Tagomi's despair?
(a) His break from his Buddhist beliefs.
(b) His loss of a trusted assistant.
(c) The ruin of his most prized artifact.
(d) The knowledge that he will be demoted.

11. As he sits in his office, engrossed in reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, what does Reiss suggest is the "power of fiction" ?
(a) Twisted plots.
(b) Emotional appeal.
(c) Realistic imagery.
(d) Careful phrasing.

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

13. In Chapter 11, what does Childan hear regarding Betty Kasoura that disappoints him?
(a) She never received the jewelry.
(b) She is returning to Japan.
(c) She is separating from Paul.
(d) She never cared for Childan.

14. When speaking to Betty Kasoura at her home, how is Childan feeling about her?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Superior.
(c) Infatuated.
(d) Distrustful.

15. As Chapter 7 closes, what gives Childan a feeling of "excitement and anticipation?"
(a) The selection of the new German leader.
(b) The rumors of a civil war.
(c) The new directions his business is taking.
(d) His future with the Kasouras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Juliana's questions about Joe's shirts and his knowledge of the valet service suggest she is thinking about Joe?

2. In Chapter 7, how do Paul and Betty react to Childan's comments about Abendsen's theories?

3. After telling Tagomi he can't return his Colt .44, what does Childan promise him the jewelry he buys will bring him?

4. In Chapter 8, what disguised personage is Reiss alerted to through a radiogram from his superiors?

5. What is Juliana''s situation at the end of Chapter 13?

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