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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Esther deciding between to have sex with that she tells the Narrator about?
(a) Robert and Frieda.
(b) Bolle and Robert.
(c) Loch and Walter.
(d) Marlow and Bill.

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

4. What does Pommerer fear that his phone troubles are linked to?
(a) His exile from work.
(b) His support of a scientist.
(c) His fear of death.
(d) His participation in a protest.

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

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

7. What position did Bolle have in the south that he tired of?
(a) A gunsmith.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A metal worker.

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

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

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

11. What does Pommerer believe that East Germans have more of than West Germans?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Anger.

12. Where does Bolle erect his device to preach war against the Wall?
(a) His Kreuzberg garret.
(b) His Roman villa.
(c) His underground station.
(d) His suburban paradise.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age was Gartenschläger arrested for treason?

3. What is the subject of the documentary that the Narrator watches with Pommerer?

4. What does Robert enjoy viewing different models of that the Narrator accompanies to see?

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

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