View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the restorers in the Narrator's building bet for?
(a) A dessert.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A case of beer.
(d) A day off.

2. Who do the construction workers in the Narrator's apartment building work for?
(a) The BRD.
(b) The Stasi.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The DDR.

3. What is the enormous structure in the countryside that the Narrator notices standing out?
(a) A silo.
(b) A TV antenna.
(c) A dish.
(d) A statue.

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

5. To whom does Bolle intend to betray the DDR officials?
(a) US authorities.
(b) Italian mafia.
(c) Greek police.
(d) Soviet KGB.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Narrator and Robert have to leave the cafe near the Kurfürstendamm?

3. When the Narrator takes a cab from the station, what does the driver make fun of regarding the West?

4. Where did Lena grow up?

5. Who is the Narrator's aunt?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 190 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample