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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Immers do a few months after the incident?
(a) Moves into a new house.
(b) Moves away.
(c) Dies.
(d) Finally apologizes.

2. What does Hannelore do as a result of her brother's action?
(a) Goes with the man when he leaves town.
(b) Refuses his offer of marriage.
(c) Returns to nursing school.
(d) Moves back to her hometown.

3. Why is a search organized in the town?
(a) A toddler wandered off into the woods.
(b) Rolf does not come home that night.
(c) A stranger has grabbed a child.
(d) A farmer's prize cow has wandered off.

4. How does Manfred's mother react as his father dies?
(a) She tries to save him.
(b) She screams.
(c) She is not there.
(d) She is silent.

5. What does Immers try to give more space in which to grow?
(a) The new parakeet babies.
(b) The puppies his one female dog has.
(c) The stronger violets.
(d) The stronger roses.

6. Who was shot in town?
(a) A young teen.
(b) A young couple.
(c) A drifter.
(d) A policeman.

7. What does Manfred's father know he will do?
(a) Shoot his wife.
(b) Shoot himself.
(c) Thrown Manfred out the window.
(d) Offer to remove the noose.

8. Why does the pastor's sister give up her career?
(a) To get married.
(b) She learns she is not patient with children.
(c) She is blinded in an accident.
(d) To care for her brother.

9. What does Hanna tell Rolf?
(a) She is glad Rolf is upset.
(b) She knows all about Rolf's American father.
(c) She is happy that he and Klar are getting along again.
(d) She is sad about the missing cow.

10. What do other people take for granted concerning Hannelore?
(a) Using her as a babysitter.
(b) Her willingness to help them.
(c) Her approachability.
(d) Her presence.

11. Why does Manfred's father hang Manfred out the window?
(a) To force the police to leave his home.
(b) To force Manfred's mother to give him the grocery money.
(c) To make his wife be quiet.
(d) Playing with Manfred.

12. How does Hanna think she might get to town one day when she is at the river?
(a) Riding behind her older cousin's motorcycle.
(b) Swimming along the bank and taking breaks now and again.
(c) Riding in a friend's rowboat.
(d) Being towed behind a barge.

13. Who is Karin Baum?
(a) Trudi's cousin.
(b) Hanna's cousin.
(c) A new girl in town.
(d) Hanna's friend.

14. What does Veronika think she is doing by her actions?
(a) Helping the students become outstanding.
(b) Keeping Hanna from becoming a spoiled brat.
(c) Saving Hanna.
(d) Keeping Hanna from getting fat.

15. How does Hanna tear her skin?
(a) She slips on the floor in the archives room.
(b) The barge chain whips against her.
(c) She slides down a water chute.
(d) She slips with the chisel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition were Hanna and her mother when they went into the restaurant?

2. At what times does Hannelore seem to really come to life?

3. What precipitates Manfred's father's death?

4. What does Hanna do when she gets angry at Rolf?

5. Where did Hans-Jurgen recently live?

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