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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what philosopher do Robert and the Narrator argue that brings them almost to blows?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Kant.
(d) Dostoevsky.

2. What does Robert think is a fairy tale for those who choose to not know better?
(a) Free choice.
(b) Demonstrations.
(c) Visions.
(d) Spontaneity.

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

4. After hearing Bolle's tale, whose story does Pommerer share with the Narrator in the bar?
(a) Heine's.
(b) Walter's.
(c) Michael's.
(d) Jason's.

5. What is Gartenschläger arrested for stealing?
(a) A gun.
(b) A robot.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A diamond.

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

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

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

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

10. What did the Narrator's uncle do for a living before he died?
(a) He was a preacher.
(b) He was a poet.
(c) He was an artist.
(d) He was a mining executive.

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

12. Why do the Narrator and Robert have to leave the cafe near the Kurfürstendamm?
(a) Violence is breaking out.
(b) Demonstrations are beginning.
(c) Alarms are going off.
(d) Paranoia is building up.

13. Via what method does Bolle infiltrate the BRD?
(a) BRD agency.
(b) Kreuzberg garret.
(c) Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(d) Stasi plan.

14. What does Bolle join when he cannot find anywhere to serve after leaving the south?
(a) French Foreign Legion.
(b) DDR.
(c) West German Defense.
(d) BRD.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the Western and Stasi superiors differ according to Bolle?

3. Who helped Pommerer survive the war?

4. How long of a prison sentence does Bolle receive from a West Berlin court?

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

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