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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. What subject at school does the author say Iggy is not good at?
(a) History.
(b) Geography.
(c) Math.
(d) English.

2. What does Rilke celebrate in his poem Funf Gesange?
(a) Looting.
(b) Winning.
(c) The Angels of Death.
(d) Gods of War.

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

4. Where is the chest from that the wooden Buddha in Iggy's house sits on?
(a) Britain.
(b) Korea.
(c) Russia.
(d) Austria.

5. Which two foreign languages can Emmy speak?
(a) French and English.
(b) Dutch and Ukraine.
(c) Hungarian and Russian.
(d) Chinese and Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Japanese religion implicated in the rise of nationalism?

2. Who wrote the novel, "The Radetzky March"?

3. What country did Thomas travel to Odessa from by taxi?

4. What is the title of Chapter 17?

5. Who does Germany declare war on on the 1st of August?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Emmy's relationship with her children.

2. Why were the netsuke so important to the children?

3. How did Austrian government react to the atrocities of World War Two?

4. What problems does Viktor have with the vitrine in Chapter 15?

5. How did the Japanese company Sony develop?

6. Why did Iggy find it easy to settle down in Tokyo than some other foreigners?

7. How does the author describe Emmy and Viktor's three children?

8. Why does Edmund think Emmy had so many lovers over the years?

9. What signs are there in Chapter 24 that the Nazis are taking over?

10. How did the First World War start?

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