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

2. What is the surname of the Jewish family for whom Christopher works?
(a) Landauers.
(b) Klaus.
(c) Bettelheim.
(d) Schroeder.

3. What is the name of the narrator?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Clive.
(d) Bradley.

4. What is the profession of Fraulein Kost?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Chanteuse.
(c) Maid.
(d) Schoolteacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a common activity in the Nowak house?

3. What other institution was visited by Christopher?

4. What is a writer's term for a piece that is essentially "a slice of life?"

5. What country is home to this particular character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Peter shows several instances of mental illness. Describe the illness and what Peter has chosen to do about it.

2. When do the events in Section five take place? What is the basis of the vignette?

3. What events lead up to the first problems with Sally and Christopher?

4. How does Christopher describe Bernard? How does he compare to Natalia?

5. What are Christopher's final thoughts on the events of the past several years?

6. What does Christopher discover when he returns to the Nowak house to pick up Otto?

7. What precipitates Sally's move from her residence? Where does she go?

8. How does the author describe Peter and Otto?

9. What is familiar about the lodgings of the narrator?

10. Who is Clive? What is the relationship between Sally, Christopher and Clive?

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