View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ondine" the reader learns about a child patient who stops breathing ___________.
(a) When she sleeps.
(b) When she plays.
(c) When she is underwater.
(d) When she is frightened.

2. "Departure" begins with Liesel frightened and worried for whom?
(a) Hana.
(b) Viktor.
(c) Oskar.
(d) Ottilie.

3. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now building skyscrapers in what country?
(a) China.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

4. Ondine was a water nymph who fell in love with what?
(a) A god.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A faun.
(d) A human.

5. Where does Zdenka dance for Hana in "Confession"?
(a) A parking lot.
(b) In America.
(c) The Glass Room.
(d) The garden.

6. Where is the seat of federal authorities in Switzerland?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Bern.

7. Tomas is a doctor who works at what kind of establishment?
(a) An insane asylum.
(b) A neuropsychological facility.
(c) A facility for the elderly.
(d) A rehabilitation hospital for children.

8. Why does Stahl say he and his wife were outcasts when they married?
(a) They were first cousins.
(b) She was Jewish.
(c) There were siblings.
(d) He was Jewish.

9. In "Leman," the Landauers have left which city and continued their journey westward?
(a) Geneva.
(b) London.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Paris.

10. Martin is the son of whom?
(a) Stahl.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Hana.

11. In "Comfort," Hana breaks the ice by insisting she must tell Zdenka that she had a baby where?
(a) In America.
(b) In the concentration camp.
(c) In France.
(d) In the insane asylum.

12. In "Leaving," Hana reveals in a letter that she is sleeping with Stahl for money because all of Oskar's money and possessions have been __________.
(a) Seized.
(b) Buried.
(c) Sold.
(d) Taken to America.

13. Since the beginning of the war, Lanik has hoarded food and other items where on the grounds in "Lanik"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The garden.
(c) The basement.
(d) The garden shed.

14. When did World War II end?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1945.

15. The team of scientists who begin a laboratory in the Landauer house in "Occupation" are trying to find quantifiable differences between ______________.
(a) Time and space.
(b) Quantum genetics and solar energy.
(c) Jews and other races.
(d) Nazis and Arabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________have temporary passports in "Ocean."

2. With whom does Lanik spend most of his time during the war in "Lanik"?

3. In "Ocean," the Landauers watch as some people in the front of the line are being let back on board the train while others are being taken to which location?

4. At the start of World War II, what coalition included France, Poland, the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth nations, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Union of South Africa?

5. In "Protektor" there is panic in the Glass Room because who has decided to visit?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 456 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample