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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Leticia’s first husband have?
(a) Historian.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Architect.

2. In what neighborhood do Samuel and Nadine initially settle?
(a) Nob Hill.
(b) Haight-Ashbury.
(c) The Castro.
(d) Anza Vista.

3. From which of the following does Lidia Evans suffer?
(a) Parkinson’s.
(b) Lou Gehrig’s.
(c) Alzheimer’s.
(d) Ebola.

4. Which saint’s image did Leticia carry?
(a) George.
(b) Michael.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Edward.

5. How long does it take for Samuel to get from Austria to England?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

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

8. Which of the following does Frank note having attended?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) MIT.

9. What gift does Anita receive at the Christmas party she has in a shelter?
(a) Colored pencils.
(b) Markers.
(c) Socks.
(d) Books.

10. What profession does Selena’s long-time fiancé hold?
(a) Trucker.
(b) Line cook.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Auto mechanic.

11. In what year was Peter arrested?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1943.

12. With whom of the following does Nadine conduct an affair?
(a) Dominic.
(b) Viggo.
(c) Ian.
(d) Orlando.

13. On what day does Samuel leave Vienna for England?
(a) December 10.
(b) November 25.
(c) December 25.
(d) November 10.

14. For which of the following had Selena worked?
(a) California Health and Human Services Agency.
(b) Nevada Council on Personal Improvement.
(c) Texas Department of State Health Services.
(d) Arizona Bureau of Social Welfare.

15. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Things were different when the world was young.”
(b) “A sense of misfortune hung in the air.”
(c) “It’s the mysterious realm of imagination, a place you can only see with the heart.”
(d) “The day dawned clear and cold.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Anita value that Edu makes?

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

3. Whom of the following is Frank’s “crazy” uncle (76)?

4. After which of the following is Camille named?

5. To which of the following is Rudolph sent?

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