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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter; The Adlers: Vienna, November 1938; and The Violinist: Vienna, November-December 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Germany annex Austria?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1937.

2. At what age does Samuel start playing piano?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. From which of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?
(a) Anita Díaz.
(b) Beau Boffett.
(c) José Peña.
(d) Sarah Hillesheim.

4. Which of the following do Rudolph and Peter play together?
(a) Canasta.
(b) Poker.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Bridge.

5. Which of the following does Volker take Samuel to see?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) The Animals in Flanders.
(c) Carnival of the Animals.
(d) Carnival in Flanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the Communist Party outlawed in Austria?

2. In what architectural style is the building in which the Adlers live built?

3. Which composer’s work is Samuel playing when he first appears in the text?

4. In what year was Dollfuss assassinated?

5. When does Volker join his nation’s military?

(see the answer key)

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