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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Christopher returns to the Nowak house to find Otto, he learns that the family seems quite content to live without which of the following?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Power.
(d) A roof.

2. What does Fraulein Mayr do for a living?
(a) Teaches school.
(b) Cleans dormitories.
(c) Acts as a secretary.
(d) Performs.

3. Which of the following characters moves out of the boarding house, making room for Fraulein Bowles?
(a) Kost.
(b) Schroeder.
(c) Mayr.
(d) Christopher.

4. Christopher talks about being fearful during which incident?
(a) Walking down a dark alley.
(b) Being faced with Nazis.
(c) Ill woman approach him.
(d) Traveling.

5. Where does Otto live?
(a) Dusseldorf.
(b) Munich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

6. Christopher refers to his series of vignettes as a:
(a) Memoir.
(b) Photo album.
(c) Diary.
(d) Waste of time.

7. What eventually causes Christopher to leave the island?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Writer's block.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Illness.

8. Where does Frau Nowak go to live?
(a) Sanitarium.
(b) With her daughter.
(c) Nursing home.
(d) Paris.

9. What is the name of the "aimless" and troubled man?
(a) Winston.
(b) Otto.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christopher.

10. The narrator likes to refer to himself as which of the following?
(a) Rock.
(b) Water.
(c) Camera.
(d) Sponge.

11. What is the name of the cousin Christopher befriends?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Piet.

12. What adjective best describes the daughter?
(a) Spoiled.
(b) Happy-go-lucky.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Irreverent.

13. How does Christopher describe the food served at the Nowak house?
(a) Average.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Tasty.
(d) Bad.

14. What is the name of the "animalistic" and selfish German character?
(a) Peter.
(b) Klaus.
(c) Otto.
(d) Bobby.

15. What is the first name of Fraulein Bowles?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sally.
(d) Anni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Christopher refer to as being "mere ghosts?"

2. Where does Bowles work?

3. Frau Nowak suffers from which affliction?

4. What is the adjective best used to describe Otto's neighborhood?

5. Where does the cousin work?

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