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

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

3. Why does McCarthy, rather than Frank, go to Childan's shop to market their jewelry?
(a) Childan is a childhood friend.
(b) Childan might recognize Frank.
(c) McCarthy is more sociable.
(d) Frank is busy producing more.

4. What surprises Tagomi about Mr. Yatabe, whose real name is Tedeki?
(a) He is a supposedly deceased politician.
(b) He is a high ranking Japanese general.
(c) He is an award winning scientist.
(d) He is a highly respected professor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 7, what is Childan's reason for being at the home of the Kasouras?

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. As Chapter 7 closes, what gives Childan a feeling of "excitement and anticipation?"

4. After McCarthy shows Childan the Edfrank jewelry, Childan decides to _________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Frank thinks Juliana may be able to help him and McCarthy sell their jewelry. He looks at this relationship as being strictly business. What qualities does he see in her that could be helpful? What does this further reveal about her character? Do you feel this is the real reason he would like to contact her?

3. Chapter 9 repeats a technique used by Philip Dick in earlier chapters. He presents multiple characters and scenarios within a single chapter. What three scenarios are presented, and who is included in each? How does Dick attain a sense of unity despite the differing scenarios?

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. 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?

6. 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?

7. Paul sees The Grasshopper Lies Heavy as being "possibly within the genre of science fiction." Betty disagrees because "science fiction deals with the future, in particular where science has advanced over now." Paul notes, however, that "it deals with an alternate present" as many well-known science fiction novels do. How do their definitions fit into the classifying of The High Castle as science fiction? Is there anything you would add to their definition?

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

9. Paul's proposal to mass market the Edfrank Jewelry is turned down by Childan, despite the fact this could have made him very wealthy. What has the jewelry come to symbolize to Childan that makes it more important than wealth? How does this realization affect him?

10. As Juliana continues to read The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, the reader learns more of its contents. What are some ways Abendsen has changed the history of his world? What do Juliana's and Joe's reactions to these changes say about each of them?

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