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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. Where would Odilo Unverdorben stay in Italy?
(a) In churches.
(b) In expensive hotels.
(c) In guest houses.
(d) In secluded farms.

2. What day follows October 1 in the narrator's experience?
(a) September 30.
(b) October 2.
(c) September 1.
(d) April 1.

3. What sport does Tod Friendly take up?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Tennis
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

4. What does Tod Friendly tell Irene when she asks him about his secret?
(a) "It's none of your business."
(b) "You don't want to know."
(c) "I'll tell you as soon as we get married."
(d) "One day I'll tell you."

5. Where does Tod Friendly live in the beginning of the book?
(a) Munich.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Main Street USA.
(d) Auschwitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the narrator's experience, where is Tod Friendly when he begins to touch himself?

2. How old is John Young when he sails for Europe?

3. Where does the narrator get his mail from?

4. How often does "the Agent" visit Hamilton de Souza/John Young?

5. Where does the narrator think that Tod Friendly finds Irene's love letters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's mindset at the beginning of the novel.

2. What habits does Tod Friendly pick up over the course of the first chapter?

3. What is Tod's relationship with the narrator?

4. Why does Tod Friendly enjoy being part of a crowd?

5. Is there any place where the narrator's understanding is more accurate than Tod Friendly's?

6. What does the narrator think about Tod Friendly's dreams and memories?

7. How does the narrator feel about John Young's work?

8. When is Tod Friendly/John Young happy?

9. Describe how the narrator feels about Tod Friendly's work?

10. Describe the underground system for taking care of Nazis.

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