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

2. At what age was Gartenschläger arrested for treason?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

3. What is the subject of the documentary that the Narrator watches with Pommerer?
(a) The reconstruction.
(b) The reunification.
(c) The war.
(d) The partition.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bolle is allowed to travel back and forth through Germany and is not arrested for his espionage, what does he become?

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

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

4. Who did Pommerer's family fear would rape them?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pommerer believe his phone troubles are linked to a protest he did?

2. How does Bolle end up in the French legion in Corsica?

3. Describe the Narrator's experience at the border with the guards and the man with the dog.

4. What does Pommerer observe about the DDR leadership and the reconstruction of East Berlin?

5. What is the difference in the experiences that Pommerer and the Narrator have in 1945 with the Russians and Americans respectively?

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

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

8. What are some decadent pleasures that the Narrator enjoys in West Berlin?

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

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

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