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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Narrator meet in Lena's family in East Berlin?
(a) Her father and brother.
(b) Her mother and brother.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Her mother and sister.

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

3. What is the name of the Eastern boy that Pommerer tells a story about jumping the Wall?
(a) Lena.
(b) Robert.
(c) Lutz.
(d) Willy.

4. What do the neighbors of Pommerer's friends in the countryside gather to discuss?
(a) Art and literature.
(b) Food and cooking.
(c) Politics and the environment.
(d) Guests and strangers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the banners that the Narrator sees in the countryside exhort people to do?

2. What do both sides of the Wall want to call Kabe?

3. What is Lena's family concerned about regarding West Berlin and the West in general?

4. Where was Kabe sent because he jumped the Wall?

5. Who remains silent when Pommerer's friends and neighbors complain about censorship?

(see the answer key)

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