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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the family often go to rest?
(a) Island.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Cottage.
(d) City.

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

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

5. What is a writer's term for a piece that is essentially "a slice of life?"
(a) Denouement.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Personalization.
(d) Vignette.

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

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

8. What finally ends the trouble relationship between Otto and Peter?
(a) Otto leaves.
(b) Peter leaves.
(c) Peter is in a car accident.
(d) Otto dies.

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

10. What is a common activity in the Nowak house?
(a) Football.
(b) Watching TV.
(c) Bickering.
(d) Dancing.

11. What is Christopher's final feeling about the events that have occurred during his time in Berlin?
(a) Amused.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Disbelief.
(d) Rage.

12. What does Otto attempt to do?
(a) Ski.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Write.
(d) Join the Nazis.

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

14. What is the girl's last name?
(a) Benson.
(b) Bernstein.
(c) Borgen.
(d) Bloomberg.

15. What is the name of the spoiled, young, rich girl?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Tippi.
(c) Hippi.
(d) Muffy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the "animalistic" and selfish German character?

3. What is the name of the precocious daughter?

4. What is the name of the "aimless" and troubled man?

5. Why does Peter plan to go to see a doctor once he returns home?

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