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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 arrives to distribute food and supplies in 1945 where the Narrator resides?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Italians.

2. When Biermann is exiled, what do his supporters in East Berlin fear?
(a) A ransom.
(b) A lack of spontaneity.
(c) A change in power.
(d) A ritual of control.

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

4. Who did Pommerer's family fear would rape them?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Italians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bolle push to radicalize that protests the Wall?

2. Who is Esther deciding between to have sex with that she tells the Narrator about?

3. When Gartenschläger climbs up and removes a comrade along the border, what does he luckily avoid sniping?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robert think of the police's participation in the violence in town?

2. What is Bolle's ultimate fate after he double crosses both intelligence sides?

3. What does a stranger warn Robert and the Narrator about in the cafe and what happens subsequently?

4. How does Bolle become a double agent for the DDR?

5. What does the man who approaches Pommerer in the bar tell him about Butterfly?

6. How do Robert and the Narrator differ in their view of news reports and their own role in it?

7. Why does Gartenschläger attempt to get a self-triggering robot?

8. Describe the Narrator's first encounter with Frieda in his apartment building.

9. What is the similarity in the news reporting of the strike in Poland that both Pommerer and the Narrator observe?

10. How do Pommerer and the Narrator differ on their views of East and West German workers?

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