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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 plays.
(b) When she is frightened.
(c) When she sleeps.
(d) When she is underwater.

2. In "Storm," Hana asks Stahl about all of the Jews that are being forced into camps in what country?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) Poland.

3. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now working for what university?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Texas A&M University.
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(d) Rutgers University.

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

5. 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 the insane asylum.
(d) In France.

6. "Swimming" begins with a letter from Hana to Liesel in which she describes the German scientist and what?
(a) The birth of her daughter.
(b) The new use for the house.
(c) Her husband's death.
(d) Her affair with the pianist.

7. In "Dispossession," Lanik shows the Landauer house to whom?
(a) A Nazi official.
(b) Viktor.
(c) Rainer von Abt.
(d) A Russian official.

8. When was Joseph-Maurice Ravel born?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1815.

9. On a cold day in what month do bomb sirens begin to sound in "Lanik"?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) January.

10. In "Concert" Hana takes Stahl to the Glass Room, where Hana shows him _________ in evening sunlight?
(a) The iron gate.
(b) The onyx wall.
(c) The garden patio.
(d) The marble wall.

11. As "Exile" begins, the Landauer family settles into a small villa in __________.
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) England.

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

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

14. Ondine curses her lover that if he falls asleep he will _________.
(a) Kill someone.
(b) Stop breathing.
(c) Be able to fly.
(d) Have nightmares.

15. Where was Joseph-Maurice Ravel born?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Austria.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who, according to Liesel during an argument, is Victor's responsibility during their argument in "Ocean"?

3. What was the name of Stahl's wife?

4. Where does Ondine go to die in grief?

5. Since the beginning of the war, Lanik has hoarded food and other items where on the grounds in "Lanik"?

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