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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Juliana''s situation at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) She is moving in with the Abendsens.
(b) She is being pursued by the police.
(c) She is planning to return to California.
(d) She is alone in a motel bed.

5. At the end of Chapter 14, where is Tagomi?
(a) On a park bench.
(b) In an ancient temple.
(c) Leaving his home.
(d) In his office.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Baynes, really Captain Wegener of the Reich's Naval Counter Intelligence , tell Tagomi about the reason he is in the PSA?

3. What are Americans portrayed as doing by the author of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy that impresses Juliana?

4. What does Tagomi's experience in the all white diner and the discovery that he left his belongings in the park make him realize he must do?

5. What is Frank doing as Chapter 14 ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Reiss speaks about the "power of fiction" and sees The Grasshopper Lies Heavy as dangerous. In what way can it be dangerous?

2. What similarities can be seen between Tagomi's situation, actions, and reactions as Chapter 12 ends and those of Juliana as Chapter 13 ends?

3. Wegener speaks of the political situation of the Third Reich and its plans for Japan. As he explains what the Japanese must do to protect their own interests and country, Tagomi grows more and more upset. Why, if Wegener is trying to help, is Tagomi so disturbed?

4. How has Tagomi's most prized possession a "perfectly preserved U.S. 1860 Civil War Colt .44, a treasured collector's item" changed in significance as the story progresses?

5. Vom Meere tells Reiss he received an anonymous phone call from a Japanese official regarding an appointment with a Swedish industrialist. Who most likely made this call? Why? How does this later impact on him?

6. Chapter 10 focuses on the internal and external conflicts faced by Baynes. What are these conflicts? What do they suggest about his character?

7. Tagomi buys a piece of Edfrank Jewelry at Childan's suggestion. What selling angle does Childan use that convinces Tagomi to buy it? What does Tagomi hope to get from this purchase? What does this say about his present state of mind? What has the jewelry come to symbolize overall?

8. In Chapter 8, upon entering the Kasoura neighborhood, Childan thinks to himself, "I do not belong here." In what way is this statement true? What does the author draw upon from actual history to depict this scene?

9. Why is Tagomi shocked when the elderly man shows up for the meeting with Baynes? What concerns does Tagomi share with him? What is the visitor's reaction to these concerns?

10. Toward the end of Chapter 14, Reiss comes to visit Tagomi. What is the purpose of his visit? How does Tagomi react to this? What is this further revealing about Tagomi's character in light of the conflicts he has been facing, both externally and internally?

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