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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the stranger that comes to talk to Pommerer in the bar and buys a round of drinks?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A shipping clerk.
(c) A DDR spy.
(d) A BRD official.

2. Who is the only traveler at the checkpoint that the Narrator sees by the border at Heinrich Heine Strasse?
(a) A woman with a chicken.
(b) A priest.
(c) A man with a dog.
(d) A drunkard.

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

4. How much was Bolle ransomed for by the BRD?
(a) 50,000 DM.
(b) 100,000 DM.
(c) 150,000 DM.
(d) 20,000 DM.

5. What is Robert's defense against worry?
(a) Show no surprise.
(b) Have a routine.
(c) Pretend it did not happen.
(d) Fight your opponent.

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

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

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

9. What does Pommerer learn from the foreigners in 1945?
(a) "Peace please!"
(b) "Have you chewing gum?"
(c) "Ami, go home."
(d) "Go away!"

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

11. When Bolle jumps the wall, what does he tell the DDR guards that he wants?
(a) To learn secrets.
(b) To return home.
(c) To fight with them.
(d) To give in.

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

13. Where does Pommerer live in 1945?
(a) A Russian hideout.
(b) A bunker.
(c) A mansion.
(d) A Victorian b&b.

14. Who is the Narrator's aunt?
(a) Dora.
(b) Clara.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Beatrice.

15. In Pommerer's favorite bar, what does the Narrator complain about?
(a) His age.
(b) His fears.
(c) His stories.
(d) His hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. After gaining skills in sabotage, what does Bolle do?

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

3. After hearing Bolle's tale, whose story does Pommerer share with the Narrator in the bar?

4. Where does Bolle erect his device to preach war against the Wall?

5. What does Robert think is a fairy tale for those who choose to not know better?

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