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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. How does Bernard O'Hare, who had captured the narrator in Germany, get the narrator's address?
(a) From the attorney who handles the probate for the narrator's parents' will.
(b) From a letter the narrator had sent to an American Legion post.
(c) From Mrs. Epstein.
(d) From the Minuteman magazine.

2. How did the narrator lose Helga?
(a) She was accused of spying for the Americans and was sent to a prison camp.
(b) She left him for another man.
(c) She died giving birth to their first child.
(d) Russian troops seized the area where she was entertaining the troops and she is presumed dead.

3. The narrator is a native of which country?
(a) Israel.
(b) Hungary.
(c) The United States.
(d) Germany.

4. Why do Resi's dog and Mrs. Noth have "fat" bellies?
(a) They had stuffed themselves with all the food in the house before invading armies could steal it.
(b) They are both wearing heavy sweaters with lots of padding to stay warm.
(c) They are both pregnant.
(d) They both suffer from a condition known as "dropsy" as a result of malnutrition.

5. What do the letters "W.H.U.B." stand for?
(a) Western Hemisphere University of the Bible.
(b) Nothing. They are the call letters of a radio station.
(c) White Heterosexuals United by Beliefs.
(d) Women Helping Underprivileged Brethren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is George Kraft's real name?

2. The narrator say his plays were medieval romances and as political as ____________.

3. Of what did the narrator have twenty-six copies?

4. The narrator claims he didn't really steal his friend's motorcycle, but . . .

5. What prized possession does Werner Noth fear a slave woman will destroy due to carelessness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Lionel Jones sent to prison (before he became acquainted with the narrator), and based on what evidence?

2. Describe the narrator's and Helga's careers before the war begins, and how do they support each other in their careers?

3. Briefly explain the "Nation of Two" the narrator frequently mentions. What is its original meaning and what does it signify to the narrator personally?

4. What is the gist of Bernard O'Hare's letter to the narrator?

5. What reason does Andor Gutman give for thinking that the position of "corpse-carrier" would be a good job?

6. What is Arpad Kovacs response when he reads the contents of one of Campbell's radio broadcasts?

7. Why is Helga presumed to be dead?

8. Describe Resi's reaction to the news that her dog must be killed.

9. Why had Father Keeley been "unfrocked"?

10. What does Robert Wilson, the Black Fuehrer of Harlem, mean when he says that he and the narrator were on "opposite" sides? Provide some explanation as to why Wilson chose the side he did.

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