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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 patrolman say has the potential to end crime, war, divorce, child abuse, and several other social ills?
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Extraterrestrial beings.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Religion.

2. What is the Blue Fairy Godmother's response to the narrator's concerns that his parents knew he was broadcasting Nazi propaganda?
(a) The mission was more important than the peace of mind of two old people.
(b) They were both too senile to really understand what was happening.
(c) His parents were secretly pro-Nazi and were very proud of their son.
(d) They received a call from President Roosevelt explaining the situation, but were sworn to secrecy.

3. After his conversation with Eichmann, what does the narrator decide is not such a good defense after all?
(a) He had been completely brainwashed by the German government.
(b) He was just a soldier following orders.
(c) All is fair in love and war.
(d) He didn't know people were actually dying as a result of his work.

4. What characteristics do all the guardsmen at Krapptauer's memorial have in common?
(a) They are all blond and over six feet tall.
(b) They are all senior citizens.
(c) They are all left-handed.
(d) They are all wearing sweatshirts from Ivy League schools.

5. What had been the garbage man's profession before coming to America?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Dentist.
(c) He had always been a garbage man.
(d) Veterinarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surprise Lionel Jones presents to the narrator at the Iron Guard meeting?

2. According to the narrator, what is the only part of a pig that is not used at the Chicago Stockyards?

3. Which directive does NOT appear on the sign that the Black Fuehrer of Harlem posts at the Iron Guard meeting?

4. What does the narrator say is a "snaggle-toothed thought machine"?

5. What do the narrator and Resi find drawn in blue ink on his mailbox namecard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Resi Noth die and what is the reason?

2. What is Resi's explanation for tricking the narrator into thinking she is her dead sister?

3. Describe the appearance of the Iron Guardsmen.

4. The patrolman the narrator meets outside his home is fascinated with the effects chemicals have on human behavior. What does the patrolman say are ways that chemicals affect human behavior and what are some examples he cites?

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

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

7. Why does the narrator say he "froze" after he is released after the raid?

8. When the narrator returns to his ransacked attic home, what does it remind him of?

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

10. What does the narrator tell Frank Wirtanen that he may have done with his life if Germany had won the war?

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