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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the subject of the documentary that the Narrator watches with Pommerer?
(a) The reunification.
(b) The war.
(c) The partition.
(d) The reconstruction.

3. What is being torn down in the Narrator's neighborhood via urban renovation?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Walls.
(c) Facades.
(d) Streets.

4. Who helped Pommerer survive the war?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Italians.

5. Where did Lena grow up?
(a) Corsica.
(b) Leningrad.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Mecklenburg.

6. Who single-handedly fought against the DDR according to Robert?
(a) Walter.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jones.
(d) Marlow.

7. What has taken too long to finish according to Pommerer in East Berlin that makes him angry?
(a) Reunification.
(b) Partition.
(c) Reconstruction.
(d) Fighting.

8. Instead of raping, what do the foreigners that visit where the Narrator lives in 1945, do instead?
(a) Have love affairs.
(b) Buy homes.
(c) Burn effigies.
(d) Fight indiscriminately.

9. Who seduces Lena but abandons her?
(a) An Italian writer.
(b) A Soviet count.
(c) A Russian priest.
(d) A Red Army pilot.

10. After gaining skills in sabotage, what does Bolle do?
(a) Build his own army.
(b) Desert his group.
(c) Give up.
(d) Fight his group.

11. How do the Western and Stasi superiors differ according to Bolle?
(a) Their decor and makeup.
(b) Their dental work and wristwatches.
(c) Their guns and bullets.
(d) Their stations and power.

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

13. When Gartenschläger climbs up and removes a comrade along the border, what does he luckily avoid sniping?
(a) A dog.
(b) A wire.
(c) A fence.
(d) A guard.

14. Where are strikes occurring that the Narrator watches on television with Pommerer?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Greece.
(d) Russia.

15. When Bolle is allowed to travel back and forth through Germany and is not arrested for his espionage, what does he become?
(a) A cop.
(b) An officer.
(c) A double agent.
(d) A preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stranger that comes to talk to Pommerer in the bar and buys a round of drinks?

2. Who arrives to distribute food and supplies in 1945 where the Narrator resides?

3. Where is Gartenschläger killed?

4. Who is the Narrator's aunt?

5. What position did Bolle have in the south that he tired of?

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