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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Pommerer and the Narrator go to watch jazz?
(a) Hall of Young Talent.
(b) Underground railroad.
(c) Getty museum.
(d) Friedrichstrasse station.

2. What kinds of escape methods from the Wall became popular in the early 1960s?
(a) Drugging guards.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Tightrope walking.
(d) Dancing.

3. Who does the Narrator meet in East Berlin that is forbidden to publish?
(a) Eric.
(b) Robert.
(c) James.
(d) Jason.

4. On maps, what does the Narrator notice is missing in West Berlin?
(a) Rules.
(b) Names.
(c) Latitudes.
(d) Streets.

5. What does Wolf Biermann do for a living?
(a) Sing.
(b) Write.
(c) Teach.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the neighbors of Pommerer's friends in the countryside gather to discuss?

2. How many friends does Lena have that dress differently than others in West Germany?

3. From what direction does Kabe jump the Wall?

4. What does the woman with bulging eyeballs that meets with Pommerer support?

5. Who does the Narrator dream about when he takes his first visit to the DDR?

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