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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tenants live at the narrator's home?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What is the adjective best used to describe Otto's neighborhood?
(a) Posh.
(b) Run-down.
(c) Tacky.
(d) Suburban.

3. How does Bernard allegedly die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

5. Christopher compares staying at the Nowaks to being where?
(a) Underwater.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Hell.

6. What is Christopher's attitude toward Fraulein Schroeder?
(a) Cold.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Stunned.

7. What does Bowles eat that disgusts Christopher?
(a) Bangers and mash.
(b) Prairie Oyster.
(c) Ketchup sandwiches.
(d) Pierogies.

8. Who visits with Christopher?
(a) Otto.
(b) Piet.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Bobby.

9. What does Christopher usually do during the day?
(a) Teach.
(b) Write.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Sleep.

10. Where do the men go for entertainment?
(a) Seashore.
(b) Train station.
(c) Communist rally.
(d) Nightclub.

11. Frau Nowak suffers from which affliction?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Rash.

12. Who does Christopher refer to as being "mere ghosts?"
(a) Boarding house tenants.
(b) Women in hospital.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Women of his past.

13. Who becomes entrenched with the Nazis?
(a) Otto.
(b) Peter.
(c) Schroeder.
(d) Landauers

14. Christopher visits the last known gathering place for which group?
(a) Homosexuals.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Communists.
(d) Ducks.

15. How old is Sally?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 22.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family often go to rest?

2. Where does Christopher go after he leaves Berlin?

3. What does Otto leave for Christopher after the break up?

4. What is Christopher's final feeling about the events that have occurred during his time in Berlin?

5. Who does Sally visit after the young man vanishes?

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