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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although some of the confrontations between Nazis and Jews were _________, most were violent.
(a) Benign.
(b) Conversational.
(c) Amicable.
(d) Peaceful.

2. Where does the cousin work?
(a) Warehouse.
(b) Boarding house.
(c) Family store.
(d) Nazi headquarters.

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the man that regularly accompanied Sally to the club?
(a) Richard.
(b) Werner.
(c) Klaus.
(d) Adolf.

7. What other institution was visited by Christopher?
(a) Reformatory.
(b) Train station.
(c) Cafeteria.
(d) Hospital.

8. Why does Peter plan to go to see a doctor once he returns home?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Head cold.
(d) Severe sunburn.

9. What sport is highly popular in Berlin at this time?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Wrestling.

10. What is the name of the precocious daughter?
(a) Natalia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Maria.
(d) Alexia.

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

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

13. What is the name of the enigmatic character in the house?
(a) Berwick.
(b) Boris.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Bruce.

14. What shocking news does Sally receive?
(a) Bobby is a Nazi.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has been fired.
(d) Her father is killed.

15. 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) Power.
(b) A roof.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator likes to refer to himself as which of the following?

2. Who becomes entrenched with the Nazis?

3. What is the name of the cousin Christopher befriends?

4. With whom does Otto live?

5. In what month is Section 5 set?

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