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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Because Ducks Are Fat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Odilo Unverdorben's father look, when Odilo is a young child?
(a) Jolly, carefree, and healthy.
(b) Anxious and jittery.
(c) Full of vitality and virility.
(d) Wasted, as if he is not eating enough.

2. How long does Odilo Unverdorben work in the Waffen Secret Service?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Five months.
(d) Four months.

3. How does Odilo Unverdorben behave in a crowd?
(a) He is follower.
(b) He is a hooligan.
(c) He is a leader.
(d) He is an agitator.

4. What does the narrator think Tod Friendly does in church?
(a) Leaves a large bill in the collection plate.
(b) Reads the newspaper, ending with the large caption.
(c) Gives toys and candy to children.
(d) Takes large bills from the collection plate.

5. What is Tod Friendly's job?
(a) Garbage man.
(b) Police man.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Tennis player.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Odilo Unverdorben and Herta discuss while she is pregnant?

2. Who is the president of the United States at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Odilo Unverdorben's work affect his marriage?

4. About whom does Odilo Unverdorben dream in the time before the war?

5. What would Herta do after Odilo Unverdorben would spend hours begging for her attention?

(see the answer key)

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