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

2. In Chapter 12, what happens while Tagomi and his visitors meet in his office?
(a) He is informed of a bomb scare.
(b) Armed guards come storming in.
(c) He receives a call from Reiss.
(d) Ramsey is caught listening in.

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) Americans are planning an uprising.
(c) Germany now heads the PSA.
(d) Japan is about to be attacked.

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 buying from Wyndam-Matson.
(c) He is moving to another location.
(d) He is finding a new supplier.

5. What does Reiss find is his main role in the plan to capture Wegener?
(a) Handle Japanese complaints.
(b) Pretend to hate vom Meere.
(c) Invite Tagomi to police headquarters.
(d) Distract the Abwehr.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who is Police Chief vom Meere looking for when he calls Reiss's office?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Joe admit to really being career-wise?

3. What does Tagomi fear about The Oracle that has him so upset?

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

5. As he sits in his office, engrossed in reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, what does Reiss suggest is the "power of fiction" ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Reiss receives two messages about individuals who have come into the PSA. What does he learn? What can we assume as a result?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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