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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an indulgent pleasure that the Narrator likes to do in West Berlin?
(a) Have chocolate.
(b) Eat hamburgers.
(c) Drive fast.
(d) Drink beer.

2. Where does the Narrator exit from the metro into East Berlin?
(a) Vidleshcstrasse.
(b) Berchelstrasse.
(c) Friedrichstrasse.
(d) Pommerltrasse.

3. What does the customs man use for dismantling the Narrator's possession?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A torch.
(d) A rifle.

4. Who do neighbors shun in favor of those who struggle against publishers and the party?
(a) Successful scientists.
(b) Successful writers.
(c) Successful poets.
(d) Successful designers.

5. Instead of outsmarting the State, what did Biermann do that evoked criticism from his peers?
(a) Accept it.
(b) Challenge it.
(c) Respect it.
(d) Hide from it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Narrator think he is more durable than?

2. Who is chatty with the Narrator at the border crossing?

3. On the East German map, what is lacking in the West German side?

4. When the Narrator arrives home at midnight, who is he surprised to see working at window level in his building?

5. What do the construction workers in the Narrator's building think that they have a chance of winning in the Olympics?

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