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

2. Where are the three cities the author travels to in the Coda section?
(a) Paris, Moscow, Vienna.
(b) Vienna, Kyoto, St. Petersburg.
(c) Birmingham, Berlin, Munich.
(d) Tokoyo, Odessa, London.

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

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 16?
(a) Kristall Nacht.
(b) Family in Trouble.
(c) Belly Up.
(d) Liberty Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Richard Hannay novel does the author reference in this section?

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

3. Where did a young Jew shoot Ernst von Rath?

4. What subject at school does the author say Iggy is not good at?

5. What was the name of the theater in Tokyo where American soldiers could watch films?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edmund discover about how Viktor and Emmy lived their lives?

2. Why did Iggy like Japan?

3. How did Vienna change during the war?

4. Describe Hendrik de Waal.

5. How did the Japanese company Sony develop?

6. What was Elisabeth's passion as a student?

7. How did life in Vienna change after Hitler visited the city?

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

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

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

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