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

2. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) Landscaper.
(b) Baker.
(c) Writer.
(d) Tutor.

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

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

5. Who does the daughter marry?
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) English aristocrat.
(c) Spanish lawyer.
(d) French doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The beginning of "Goodbye to Berlin" begins with a description of which of the following?

2. In what month is Section 5 set?

3. Where does the family often go to rest?

4. What shocking news does Sally receive?

5. What is the first name of Fraulein Bowles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Fraulein Schroeder?

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

3. What is the overall format of the book? What is one of the main recurring themes?

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

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

6. What happens to Bernard at the end of the story? What does it really mean?

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

8. What is the activity shared by Christopher and Fritz. Does the activity confirm any thoughts about Christopher's sexuality?

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

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

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