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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl join?
(a) The Hitler youth group.
(b) A group of people who decide to leave the country.
(c) The Germany military.
(d) The resistance.

2. What does Mary recall Rowley telling her?
(a) That he would take her to England in a couple days.
(b) That they may never find Karl's body.
(c) That she must not do anything that would arouse suspicion.
(d) That they would probably find Karl's body soon.

3. What does Rowley reply to Mary's repeated thanks?
(a) He loves risky situations and would do something like that for any friend.
(b) She really did nothing wrong.
(c) That it was not any trouble.
(d) She needs a male protector and it should be him.

4. What is Karl doing after Mary and he have sex?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing his violin.
(c) Chopping wood for Mary.
(d) Sitting at Mary's feet smoking a cigarette.

5. What is rumored about Karl?
(a) That he is having an affair with a lady of high rank.
(b) That he has gone to join the Nazis.
(c) That he hasn't paid rent for three weeks.
(d) That he was murdered.

6. What does Mary remember as they are down the road a bit?
(a) Edgar is supposed to be there for breakfast.
(b) She is supposed to have breakfast with friends that morning.
(c) The bloody towel is still in the car.
(d) Karl had laid his wallet on her dresser.

7. What does Karl do after laying Mary on the bed and kissing her repeatedly?
(a) Kills himself.
(b) Breaks the windows.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Falls asleep.

8. What does Karl's landlady know about Karl just before his disappearance?
(a) That he had money when he left Peppitos.
(b) That he was unhappy in Italy.
(c) That he was about to be married to a girl who is pregnant.
(d) That his mother wrote him recently and asked him to come home.

9. What does the Princess ask Mary?
(a) If Mary is having the wedding in England.
(b) If Mary has decided to accept Edgar's proposal.
(c) Why Mary doesn't go with the Princess to the opera that evening.
(d) If Mary remembers the violinist at the dinner the previous evening.

10. Why does Mary think of the handgun in her purse?
(a) She feels suicidal for being so cruel to Karl.
(b) She wonders if she could kill a man.
(c) She forgot she has the handgun.
(d) She becomes frightened.

11. What does Karl tell Mary and she says she does not feel the same way?
(a) Karl says his time in bed with her was the best experience he has ever had.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Karl tells Mary he loves her.
(d) Karl tells Mary he wants to gain revenge against the Germans.

12. Why is Mary angry with Rowley after he leaves?
(a) For leaving the gun.
(b) For putting her through additional turmoil.
(c) For being so nonchalant.
(d) For taking the gun.

13. What does Karl do when Mary pulls out her gun?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He tells her to shoot him.
(c) He grabs the gun and shoots at her.
(d) He turns and runs.

14. What do Mary and Rowley do when a car comes towards them?
(a) Hide in the bushes with Karl's body.
(b) Push Karl's body down the hill instead of carrying it.
(c) Pretend to be locked in a passionate embrace.
(d) Jump in the car and keep driving to find another place.

15. What is Karl's major?
(a) Literature.
(b) Business.
(c) Art history.
(d) Classical languages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mary's opinion changed of Rowley?

2. How does Mary feel when the conversation turns away from the subject of Karl?

3. About what is Rowley concerned?

4. What does Mary do at the end of the chapter?

5. What is Mary's first instinct to do about Karl?

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