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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. To whom does Alfred will all his belongings?
(a) The church.
(b) His nephew.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) His brother.

2. What content does John want to form the basis of Charlotte's stories?
(a) Interviews from family and friends.
(b) News reports and files.
(c) Charlotte's memories.
(d) Charlotte's diaries.

3. What do Charlotte and Alfred both have a large collection of?
(a) Records.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Figurines.
(d) Bells.

4. How many Germans was an informant at the time?
(a) Half.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) One fourth.
(d) 1 in 5.

5. Charlotte deflects Doug's questions by commenting on __________________________.
(a) The weather.
(b) The sweater she made for Alfred.
(c) A dinner party she is hosting.
(d) The national election.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doug call the person Charlotte had informed on?

2. Alfred asks Charlotte if he can sell clocks ____________________.

3. Why does Charlotte bristle at the reporters' questions?

4. What does Charlotte admit to coming close to destroying?

5. Who provides information about Charlotte and Alfred's clock sales to the Stasi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlotte do with all the letters Alfred wrote to her?

2. How does Charlotte compare herself to the miniature furniture which is broken or flawed in some way?

3. What diagnosis does a psychiatrist determine for Charlotte's condition?

4. What does Charlotte tell Doug about Alfred and her Stasi files?

5. What does Doug share with the audience about how Charlotte died?

6. How does the author plant a seed of doubt in the reader's mind about whether or not Charlotte was an informant?

7. What are two opposing views regarding Charlotte's losing the Medal of Honor?

8. What is the disposition of Alfred's possessions as stated in his will?

9. Who does Alfred learn has a big interest in German clocks?

10. What does Alfred tell Charlotte in a letter?

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