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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. At what age does Volker’s son die?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

2. What role does Antia’s mother have in Azabahar?
(a) Fairy godmother.
(b) Princess.
(c) Queen.
(d) Wicked witch.

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

4. How old is Nadine when she emigrates to England?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

5. In what apartment does Volker live?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Peter’s daughters finds Samuel?

3. Which of the following does Anita call Vómito de Iguana?

4. What food does Anita value that Edu makes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruses does Peter enact to gain access to the facility where Rudolph is being held?

2. What difficulties does Samuel face with his first foster-family in England?

3. What is Frank’s specific assignment with Anita?

4. How does Nadine demonstrate her fellowship with her community in London?

5. What reasons does Samuel give for avoiding intimate liaisons with students?

6. Where does Anita assert Azabahar is located?

7. Why is Samuel denied the opportunity to teach the history of jazz?

8. How does the novel report the English handle the German war efforts against them?

9. What prompts Samuel’s family to move to San Francisco?

10. How does Volker mark the end of World War I?

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