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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the customs man begin to dismantle that belongs to the Narrator?
(a) A barrel.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A bookcase.
(d) A car.

2. Who is searching for keys that the Narrator helps and finds lewd?
(a) Robert.
(b) Frieda.
(c) Lena.
(d) Walter.

3. Who remains silent when Pommerer's friends and neighbors complain about censorship?
(a) Robert.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) Lena.
(d) Pommerer.

4. How does Kabe fool his government?
(a) He spies on them.
(b) He burns their flags.
(c) He fights their clinics.
(d) He is unemployed and lives off the state.

5. What do Western publicity folk strive to avoid according to the Narrator?
(a) Self-doubt.
(b) Self-praise.
(c) Self-criticism.
(d) Self-loathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the US not send a team to the Summer Olympics?

2. What is the Narrator fearful of in the last paragraphs of the book?

3. What do the restorers in the Narrator's building bet for?

4. What did the Narrator and Pommerer argue about the Commission on Order and Security report?

5. Who is the Narrator's first landlord in Berlin?

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