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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which South American country declared war on Austria?
(a) Chile.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Brazil.

4. Why didn't the critics like netsuke?
(a) They thought they were too delicate.
(b) They thought no effort went into making them.
(c) They thought they had no color.
(d) They thought they were overdone.

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

6. Which of the following objects is placed on a tray to play Kim's Game?
(a) Charles' netsuke.
(b) Vitkors sword.
(c) Emmy's book of poetry.
(d) Pip's revolver.

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

8. Where did a young Jew shoot Ernst von Rath?
(a) The German Embassy in Paris.
(b) The German Embassy in London.
(c) The Ring Strasse.
(d) The German Parliament.

9. What country does Viktor receive a visa for on March 1, 1939?
(a) Britain.
(b) China.
(c) USA.
(d) Japan.

10. What instrument does Henrik de Waal play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Violin.
(d) Fiddle.

11. What do the Austrian people boycott on April 23?
(a) The swimming baths.
(b) Hitler's speeches.
(c) Football matches.
(d) Jewish shops.

12. What is the name of the Austrian national anthem?
(a) Gott Liebe Dich.
(b) Schon Tag.
(c) Gott Erhalte.
(d) Menshen, Menschen.

13. What country does Gisela go to during the war?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Brazil.
(c) USA.
(d) Mexico.

14. What philosopher did Emmy call a bear with the manners of a bear?
(a) Nietszche.
(b) Freud.
(c) Klimt.
(d) Russell.

15. What does the author call a tonic at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Emmy's poetry.
(b) Elisabeth's memoirs.
(c) Viktor's paintings.
(d) The netsuke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elisabeth named after?

2. What was the name of the hit song in Japan in the summer of 1948?

3. What does the author hope the netsuke will open for him?

4. Who is heir to the Hapsburg Empire in 1914?

5. Which country promises to support Austria against the Serbs?

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