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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Kasouras differ from Tagomi in their treatment of Childan?
(a) They treat him like he is non-existent.
(b) They act inferior to him.
(c) They act superior to him.
(d) They treat him as an equal.

2. What does the mystery client encourage Childan to report?
(a) Shipping failures to the Trade Commission.
(b) Discovered forgeries to the police.
(c) Increased customer demands to his suppliers.
(d) Missing items to the authorities

3. How does the discussion between Joe and Juliana, inspired by Abendsen's novel, leave Juliana feeling?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Discouraged.

4. What does McCarthy suggest is the reason Frank is initially reluctant to start his own business?
(a) Repeated past job failures.
(b) Threats of harming Juliana.
(c) Fear of Wyndam-Matson's revenge.
(d) Years of political brainwashing.

5. What words best describe how Joe views the British?
(a) Dishonest and uncommitted.
(b) Brutal and murderous.
(c) Shrewd and frightening.
(d) Cowardly and defenseless.

6. What Axis power is most accepting of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?
(a) Italy.
(b) Japan.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Germany.

7. What does Juliana suggest to Joe is the reason for his overall bitter attitude?
(a) His family has disowned him.
(b) His idols are now gone.
(c) His mentors have been imprisoned.
(d) His friends have deserted him.

8. How would you describe the feelings attached to Juliana's and Joe's memories of "living under the Nazis"?
(a) They are the result of psychotherapy.
(b) They are the product of brainwashing.
(c) They are influenced by their careers.
(d) They are defined by their experiences.

9. What is Frank Frink worrying about when the reader first meets him?
(a) Losing his job.
(b) Finding his friend.
(c) Buying a home.
(d) Angering his wife.

10. What does Childan do as a result of what he has learned from the university in Chapter 4?
(a) He hires an armed night watchman.
(b) He files an anonymous police report.
(c) He decides to close his shop.
(d) He seeks reimbursement from his supplier.

11. What does Baynes say they must wait for before he and Tagomi can meet?
(a) Word that the Japanese will pay him.
(b) Assurance of military protection.
(c) An elderly man from the Homeland to arrive.
(d) The arrival of an economic expert.

12. What technique is used in Chapter 4 to introduce the reader to the character of Wyndam-Matson?
(a) Chronology.
(b) Contrast.
(c) Anecdote.
(d) Metaphor.

13. What is discovered as being the source of W-M Corporation's real profit?
(a) Fake antique guns.
(b) Imitation Chinese artifacts.
(c) Inferior construction materials.
(d) Counterfeit war bonds.

14. Frank sees the Edfrank Jewelry business as, perhaps, a way of ____________.
(a) Avenging Wyndam-Matson.
(b) Improving racial relations.
(c) Getting Juliana back.
(d) Remaining socially anonymous.

15. What is learned about the role of Blacks in the PSA?
(a) They are informants.
(b) They are slaves.
(c) They are the military police.
(d) They drive taxis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Nuremberg Law responsible for as revealed through Juliana?

2. What does Rita, Wyndam-Matson's girlfriend, suggest that he should do to handle the problem which he learned about from Calvin?

3. What is rumored about Germany that concerns both Tagomi and Juliana?

4. What irony exists in Ray Calvin's angry call to William-Matson about Childan's complaint?

5. What makes Juliana question the fact that Joe says he is reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy?

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