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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after their marriage do Elisabeth and Joachim have their first child?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 5 years.

2. What does Ruzena say about Bertrand?
(a) He is very handsome.
(b) He would make a good actor.
(c) He is a bad friend.
(d) He is a sham.

3. What did Joachim regret in relation to his brother?
(a) Causing the pony to be hurt and shot.
(b) Leaving him behind.
(c) Cutting him out of the business.
(d) Taking more than his share of the family estate.

4. Who is Joachim Von Pasenow?
(a) The son of a family of German aristocrats.
(b) A wealthy casino owner.
(c) A famous actor.
(d) An important businessman.

5. Where is Ruzena from?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) America.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

6. What does Hanna do for a living?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She is a waitress.
(c) She is a prostitute.
(d) She does not have a job.

7. How does Hanna feel when she looks in the mirror in Part Three, Chapter XVII?
(a) Old.
(b) That she doesn't recognize herself.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) As if she is withering away.

8. How does August describe the little girl in whom Huguenau takes an interest?
(a) As a cherub.
(b) As almost an orphan.
(c) As a thorn in his side.
(d) As his illegitimate child.

9. Where does August find a new job?
(a) In Manheim.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Berlin.
(d) In America.

10. How does August stay in touch with his friends from his new location?
(a) He calls on the phone.
(b) He sends messages through Erna.
(c) He sends postcards.
(d) He writes letters.

11. How did Joachim's father react upon hearing that Bertrand was leaving?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With anger and suspicion.
(c) With joy.
(d) With confusion.

12. Who owns the newspaper office in Moselle?
(a) Joachim.
(b) August.
(c) Bertrand.
(d) Erna.

13. What is Martin's job?
(a) He is a theater operator.
(b) He runs a restaurant.
(c) He is a trade union organizer.
(d) He is a custom inspector.

14. In Part Two, Chapter I, where does August live?
(a) In Berlin.
(b) In Cologne.
(c) In America.
(d) In Strausbourg.

15. Why does Huguenau want to be friends with Joachim?
(a) To get some of the major's money.
(b) To get close to Elisabeth.
(c) To make Korn jealous.
(d) To protect himself from exposure as a deserter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bertrand in Part Two, Chapter IV?

2. Who is with Joachim when he meets Ruzena for the first time?

3. Whom has Joachim's family chosen to be his future bride?

4. How many siblings does Joachim have?

5. What part of Jaretzki's body is seriously wounded?

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