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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. Where do Liesel and Viktor Landauer begin their honeymoon in "Honeymoon"?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

2. "Happy Families" begins with Liesel reading a review of the house in __________.
(a) An American magazine.
(b) An architectural journal.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An art journal.

3. In "Gossip," Liesel learns that her nanny will leave the family for what reason?
(a) To go to Israel.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To get married.
(d) To join the Nazi party.

4. What was adopted as a symbol of the Nazi Party of Germany in 1920?
(a) The swastika.
(b) The pentacle.
(c) The pentagram.
(d) The cross.

5. The architect that Liesel and Viktor meet on their honeymoon is from where?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cairo.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hana say she helped the woman whose husband was holding her hostage escape in "Coda"?

2. Who stays by Liesel's side when she becomes deathly ill during her second childbirth?

3. When Viktor leaves Kata in "Love," he gives her a check for how much money?

4. What is the name of Kata's daughter?

5. What is the name of the architect Liesel and Viktor meet on their honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Landauers' nanny leaving in "Gossip"? Whom does Liesel suggest as a replacement?

2. What do Liesel and Viktor ask the architect to build in "Commitment"? What is his response?

3. How is the fundraiser described in "Recital"? What does the author write of the house in this chapter?

4. What does Liesel read about the house in "Happy Families"?

5. Describe the outline of the house in "Gestation." What elements of the house are nontraditional?

6. What does Viktor discuss with Kata in "Proposal"? What concerns does Kata have?

7. Discuss the sexual motifs in "Ecstasy." Whom does Hana develop feelings for in this chapter?

8. Where do Liesel and Viktor live in "Conception"? Who visits them?

9. What architect do Liesel and Viktor meet in "Honeymoon"? Where?

10. Where have the central characters just arrived in "Honeymoon"? How do they feel about one another?

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