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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 is the housing demand like in Berlin?
(a) Housing demand is high only for apartments with hot water.
(b) Housing demand is very high, even for small places with no hot water.
(c) Housing demand is low for all apartments.
(d) Housing demand is high for buildings with elevators.

2. What does Leonard prepare for himself when he returns to his apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) A martini.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Toast.

3. What is the name of the forklift driver in Chapter 2?
(a) Franz.
(b) Wilhelm.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Hans.

4. What awakens Leonard after the first night he spends with Maria, in Chapter 8?
(a) Maria talking to him.
(b) An alarm clock.
(c) A nightmare about his parents.
(d) The sounds of Maria's neighbor getting ready for work.

5. Where did Leonard spend World War II?
(a) With his granny in a Welshe village.
(b) In Scotland living with some distant relatives.
(c) In London at boarding school.
(d) With his family in Surrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leonard eat with in the canteen on a regular basis in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Maria go at the end of Chapter 8?

3. What does Leonard drink with Glass in Chapter 9?

4. What does Glass propose to do to Leonard's letters of introduction in Chapter 2?

5. What performer on the wireless would cause the Americans to stop their game and listen in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Glass's response to Leonard's apartment in Chapter 2?

2. Describe the appearance of John MacNamee.

3. Describe Maria's appearance.

4. Why is everyone silent in the tunnel?

5. How is Leonard's apology to Maria in Chapter 11 a first for him?

6. What observation about Leonard had helped Maria to forgive him during their separation in Chapter 11?

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

8. Describe the Hotel Neva.

9. What conversation does Leonard overhear during his dinner in Chapter 1?

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

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