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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. For what "crime" was Stepan Bodovskov arrested, tried, and shot?
(a) Plagiarism.
(b) Originality.
(c) Obscenity.
(d) Capitalism.

2. The narrator compares the way "big Nazis" dance to what fictional character?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) Betty Boop.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Donald Duck.

3. What is in the capsule that Resi put in her mouth?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) A microchip.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) A 2-karat diamond.

4. What does the G-man tell George Kraft to be sure to take with him to prison?
(a) A pen and paper to write his story.
(b) A cake with a file in it.
(c) Plenty to read.
(d) His paintbox.

5. If someone wished to purchase a copy of Memoirs of a Monogamous Casanova with color illustrations, how much extra would it cost?
(a) Five pounds Sterling.
(b) Forty dollars.
(c) Seventy-five Deutschmarks.
(d) Forty rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Dat Old Golden Rule"?

2. What does George Kraft do when he realized the narrator was on to his scheme?

3. What was in the shopping bag of the man who beat up the narrator?

4. What "gift" does Frank Wirtanen say that the narrator and George Kraft have in common?

5. What is the topic of Resi's speech at the Iron Guard meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Helga say she found the collection of the narrator's works? What is the significance of this place?

2. Describe the planned escape to Mexico. Who was involved and how?

3. How did the narrator meet Werner von Braun and what detail does he recall from that meeting?

4. Describe the offensive drawing that Kraft uses for target practice. Why does the narrator say he drew the "ludicrous" cartoon, and what does he himself think about it?

5. Describe the schoolteacher's wife's behavior in the bomb shelter. How does her husband respond?

6. What does the narrator suggests happened to George Kraft's pipe?

7. What inspires August Krapptauer to start a youth movement and what is its key aim?

8. Summarize the key points of the narrator's radio address that was played at the Iron Guard meeting.

9. According to Frank Wirtanen, why do the Russians want to get their hands on the narrator?

10. Why does George Kraft say he wants to start a new life with the narrator and Resi?

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