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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. Why are the English national serviceman that Leonard meets in Chapter 3 in no hurry to return home to England?
(a) Their families were killed during the war back in London.
(b) They like the beer and the girls of Germany.
(c) They are getting paid very well to stay in Germany.
(d) They don't have jobs to return to in England.

2. 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.

3. What does Glass think of Maria's appearance?
(a) He thinks she's attractive.
(b) He doesn't notice her appearance and is indifferent.
(c) He thinks she is plain, but with a great body.
(d) He thinks she's ugly.

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

5. How old is Maria?
(a) 26.
(b) 33.
(c) 30.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Leonard want to dance with Maria in Chapter 4?

2. What does Major Angell's aftershave smell like?

3. How does Leonard find Maria's whereabouts at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What does Maria doe for work?

5. How did Maria feel about her interviews with Glass about Leonard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Russell describe the Russians from his experience serving as a lieutenant in Berlin of 1945?

2. What type of relationship does Leonard have with his co-workers in Chapter 7?

3. What is unique about the way Glass drives?

4. What story does Leonard give the Englishman he meets in Chapter 3 about his work?

5. Why is there a pressurized room built around the cables in the tunnel?

6. What compliment does MacNamee give the Americans about the tunnel project in Chapter 7?

7. Describe the Hotel Neva.

8. What does Maria's room look like?

9. What are Leonard's first impressions of his new apartment in Chapter 1?

10. Why is Glass surprised when he learns that Leonard's fight with Maria is due to him getting rough with her?

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