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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following phrases were printed in the Japanese-English Conversation Manual?
(a) Looky here.
(b) Thank you, awfully.
(c) Give my love to the queen.
(d) Blimely, where are we?

2. What is Thomas an expert on?
(a) The conflict in Odessa.
(b) The conflict in Berlin.
(c) The conflict in Vienna.
(d) The conflict in Caucasus.

3. What does the author hope the netsuke will open for him?
(a) The key to Viennese intellectual life.
(b) The key to his family secrets.
(c) The key to his blocked ideas.
(d) The key to who he is.

4. Why is it seen as dishonorable when Germany invaded Belgium?
(a) It is a neutral country.
(b) It supports the Germans.
(c) It is in poverty.
(d) It has no government.

5. Which country promises to support Austria against the Serbs?
(a) Germany.
(b) Hungary.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

6. What did Iggy say it was unwise for a Jewish person to work as during the Depression?
(a) A banker.
(b) A loan shark.
(c) A factory manager.
(d) A merchant.

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

8. What did Iggy visit for the first time in October 1947?
(a) His mother's grave.
(b) His father's grave.
(c) His grandchildren.
(d) The house in Tunbridge Wells.

9. What famous writer said a library was an act of faith?
(a) Victor Hugo.
(b) Thomas Mann.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Franz Kafka.

10. What two countries had Iggy been offered placements in?
(a) Japan and Congo.
(b) Vietnam and Brazil.
(c) China and Japan.
(d) Britain and Korea.

11. Which country do the Ephrussi go to for their long month away?
(a) USA.
(b) Britain.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

12. What country did Thomas travel to Odessa from by taxi?
(a) Moldova.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Slovakia.

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

14. Where did Viktor live in England?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Tunbridge Wells.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) London.

15. Where did Thomas and travel to last time they traveled together?
(a) Iceland.
(b) The Greek Islands.
(c) Italy.
(d) The British Channel Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gedanken im Kriege translate to in English?

2. Which of the following objects is placed on a tray to play Kim's Game?

3. Who occupied Japan after the Second World War?

4. What does the author call the woman cleaning the steps at the Sushi restaurant?

5. What was printed on the dial of the English Radio?

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