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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the artists in the countryside that the Narrator meets criticize that lost the privilege of going abroad?
(a) A scientist.
(b) An intellectual.
(c) A writer.
(d) A teacher.

2. What is the name of the Eastern boy that Pommerer tells a story about jumping the Wall?
(a) Willy.
(b) Lutz.
(c) Robert.
(d) Lena.

3. What causes the arrest of the Eastern boys?
(a) The Eastern coverage of the story.
(b) The Russian coverage of the story.
(c) The Western coverage of the story.
(d) The American coverage of the story.

4. What lying outside the path to the door of the Narrator's building remains the same?
(a) Borders.
(b) Colors.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Garbage.

5. For how many Fridays do the Eastern boys jump the Wall before they are stopped by the West Berlin patrol?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Narrator and Pommerer argue about the Commission on Order and Security report?

2. What does Wolf Biermann do for a living?

3. What did Kabe claim was too quiet not to jump?

4. Instead of outsmarting the State, what did Biermann do that evoked criticism from his peers?

5. Where have Pommerer's friends in the countryside settled into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Wall symbolize to the West Germans?

2. What is the difference in reporting between West and East German politicians on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on the evening news?

3. What is the story that Pommerer tells the Narrator about the Willy boys and their friend Lutz concerning the Wall?

4. How did Lena's family treat her when she visited with the Narrator in East Berlin?

5. Who is Wolf Biermann, mentioned in Chapter 1, and how is he described?

6. How is the difference in the importance of the Wall shown in Western and Eastern maps?

7. How do Pommerer and the Narrator differ on their views regarding East and West Germany and change?

8. How does the Narrator view the East from the S-Bahn train station?

9. What is the evening of music that Pommerer and the Narrator take in at the Hall of Young Talent like?

10. How does the Narrator describe Robert in Chapter 1?

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