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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. Who does Liesel insist should be the godmother to her daughter, despite her husband's protestations?
(a) Zdenka.
(b) Kata.
(c) Marika.
(d) Hana.

2. In "Chata," Viktor goes to visit Kata who is wary to be alone with him because who is always watching her?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Liesel's mother.
(c) Hana.
(d) Oskar.

3. During what era does The Glass Room begin?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1930s.
(c) The 1880s.
(d) The 1920s.

4. In "Small Issue," Viktor decides that what month is the latest the family can stay in Czechoslovakia?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) September.

5. Where are Liesel and Viktor from?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Vienna, Austria.
(c) Mesto, Czechoslovakia.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Landauers' family driver and handyman?

2. The house that is being designed for Liesel and Viktor is described as looking ___________.

3. In "Birth," Viktor assesses Liesel's new form in her second pregnancy and believes she no longer looks human, but ____________.

4. What was adopted as a symbol of the Nazi Party of Germany in 1920?

5. What is the name of Viktor and Liesel's daughter in "Construction"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed about the house in "Completion"?

2. What does Rainer relate of his ideas for the house in "Conception"?

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

4. What emotional conflict does Hana face in "Memories"? Who consoles her?

5. How does Viktor compare the two world wars in "Robots"?

6. What interaction do Liesel and Viktor have with Rainer von Abt in "Construction"?

7. How is the onyx wall proposed in "Onyx"? What are the differences in Liesel and Viktor's feelings about the house?

8. What is described in "A Day in the Life"? What thoughts consume Viktor in this chapter?

9. What political altercation takes place at the dinner party in "Dinner"?

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

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