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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. Which composer’s work is Samuel playing when he first appears in the text?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Bach.
(c) Berlioz.
(d) Beethoven.

2. What is the last name of Rudolph’s assistant?
(a) Eisenberg.
(b) Abrams.
(c) Steinberg.
(d) Goldberg.

3. In what architectural style is the building in which the Adlers live built?
(a) Rocaille.
(b) Bauhaus.
(c) Art Nouveau.
(d) Art Deco.

4. To which of the following is Rudolph sent?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Dachau.
(d) Kislau.

5. From which of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Lori Barra.
(c) Amanda Lorean.
(d) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country had Rachel’s housekeeper come?

2. Which of the following does Volker take Samuel to see?

3. On what day does Samuel leave Vienna for England?

4. At what age does Volker’s son die?

5. With which of the following does the novel begin?

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