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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Biermann is exiled, what do his supporters in East Berlin fear?
(a) A change in power.
(b) A lack of spontaneity.
(c) A ritual of control.
(d) A ransom.

2. What does the Narrator bring into East Berlin that he is allowed to carry?
(a) His cat.
(b) His phone.
(c) His dog.
(d) His stories.

3. What is the DDR leadership according to Pommerer?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Communist.
(c) Independent.
(d) Progressive.

4. At what age was Gartenschläger arrested for treason?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. Why did Bolle spend 7 years in prison?
(a) For being a metal worker.
(b) For breaking the DDR border restriction rule.
(c) For lying to the police.
(d) For stealing tires.

6. Where does Gartenschläger have difficulty living?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Vienna.

7. Who does the Narrator see in a long gown in his apartment building?
(a) A blonde diva.
(b) A weapons expert.
(c) A news reporter.
(d) A railroad official.

8. Who hires Bolle as a full-time agent after he presents photographs and data from the BRD?
(a) Stasi.
(b) Soviets.
(c) Americans.
(d) Kreuzberg.

9. When Bolle offered his services to the US Army for counterintelligence, what happened?
(a) They turned him down.
(b) He became a spy.
(c) He became a double agent.
(d) He was captured.

10. In West Germany, what does Bolle find that no one is willing to join him in doing?
(a) To fortify the Wall.
(b) To destroy the Wall.
(c) To escape the Wall.
(d) To climb the Wall.

11. What does Bolle erect to preach war against the Wall?
(a) A TV antenna.
(b) A radio transmitter.
(c) A satellite dish.
(d) A substation.

12. Where is Gartenschläger killed?
(a) Buchen.
(b) Berne.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Berlin.

13. What does the stranger that buys Pommerer drinks want Pommerer to join?
(a) His plant.
(b) His train.
(c) His ship.
(d) His spy organization.

14. What does the DDR employ along the border that Gartenschläger wants to have?
(a) Guard bullets.
(b) Invisible mines.
(c) Self-triggering robots.
(d) Invisible fence.

15. What does Robert find always falls outside of himself when he considers events and motives?
(a) Blame.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Labeling.
(d) Free choice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pommerer's father leave for him for protection?

2. For how much money was Gartenschläger ransomed by the BRD?

3. What does Bolle join when he cannot find anywhere to serve after leaving the south?

4. Who did Pommerer's family fear would rape them?

5. How much was Bolle ransomed for by the BRD?

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