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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Russell do for employment?
(a) He is a contractor for the army.
(b) He works for the radio service.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He is a banker.

2. Why has Maria been working a lot of overtime in Chapter 8?
(a) She is trying to earn extra money for a vacation.
(b) A girl in her office has the flu.
(c) She has just received a promotion that requires extra training.
(d) Everyone where she works has to work overtime during the busy season.

3. Where did Leonard get his teak-lined silver-plated cigarette box that was engraved with his initials?
(a) It was a going away present from his parents.
(b) He bought it on his first day in Berlin.
(c) He received it from his sweetheart.
(d) His best friend from college gave it to him at graduation.

4. Where does Maria go at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) She moves to Switzerland, to stay with her grandma.
(b) She moves to another apartment four floors down.
(c) She moves back with her parents.
(d) She goes on vacation to France with a friend.

5. What does Leonard sing in the shower in Chapter 8?
(a) It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas.
(b) Night and Day.
(c) Shake, Rattle and Roll.
(d) That's Amore.

6. What action does Mr. Blake offer to do for Maria in Chapter 11?
(a) He offers to take her to dinner.
(b) He offers to beat up Leonard.
(c) He offers to drive her home.
(d) He offers to call her a taxi.

7. According to the Englishman, how do the German women view the Russians?
(a) They are indifferent to the Russians.
(b) They prefer Americans, but can tolerate the Russians.
(c) They all love the Russian.
(d) They hate them.

8. How long did it take Leonard to test all of the tape recorders?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

9. How does Maria first respond when Leonard approaches her in Chapter 11?
(a) She screams for him to turn on the light.
(b) She turns away from him and cries.
(c) She flees from him and runs down the stairs.
(d) She gives him a kiss.

10. What did Leonard study in college?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Engineering.
(c) German.
(d) Radio frequencies.

11. How did Maria learn her English?
(a) Her father was English.
(b) She learned it at boarding school.
(c) She worked as a translator during the war.
(d) From her grandmother who used to work at an English boarding school.

12. What movie do Leonard and Maria go to see in March in Chapter 8?
(a) 42nd Street.
(b) The Jazz Singer.
(c) Tarzan.
(d) It's a Wonderful Life.

13. Why doesn't Leonard want to dance with Maria in Chapter 4?
(a) He doesn't know how to dance.
(b) He doesn't think she's pretty.
(c) He is feeling too drunk.
(d) He doesn't want to make his companions jealous.

14. What does Leonard drink with Glass in Chapter 9?
(a) Beer.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Tea.

15. What is the name of the German man who works with Leonard in the recording room?
(a) Rudi.
(b) Von.
(c) Fredrick.
(d) Kurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the English national serviceman that Leonard meets in Chapter 3 in no hurry to return home to England?

2. What does the flavor of the coffee Leonard has with Glass in Chapter 1, remind him of?

3. What does Maria know about Leonard's work in Chapter 8?

4. Where does Leonard put the flower that Russell gives him?

5. How many beers does Leonard drink during his first evening in Berlin?

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