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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26, 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author call a vision of heaven at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) His wife and children walking towards him.
(b) Nine Jewish women parading down Ringstrasse.
(c) Eight white suits hanging on a rail.
(d) A portrait of his family laughing around a fire.

2. Who dies on October 12, 1938?
(a) Gisela.
(b) Elisabeth.
(c) Viktor.
(d) Emmy.

3. What can Edmund envision Charles wearing as he sits in his yellow armchair?
(a) A Chinese dressing gown.
(b) A German smoking jacket.
(c) A Japanese robe.
(d) A British sports jacket.

4. What is Pips doing on the pen and ink card?
(a) Bowing to the ladies.
(b) Writing his memoirs.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Dancing.

5. What newspaper did Viktor read in order to follow news about the war?
(a) The Independent.
(b) The Herald.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) The Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following painters did Charles correspond with?

2. Who is Elisabeth named after?

3. What country does Gisela go to during the war?

4. What was the name of the Monet painting Charles convinced his friend to buy?

5. In which famous painting is Charles depicted?

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