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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the raid, Lionel Jones denounces several groups of people. The G-man declares he is a member of one of the groups. Which one?
(a) Jews.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Mormons.
(d) Unitarians.

2. What does George Kraft do when he realized the narrator was on to his scheme?
(a) Takes Resi hostage.
(b) Calls the narrator a liar.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Reaches for his pistol.

3. What does the patrolman say has the potential to end crime, war, divorce, child abuse, and several other social ills?
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Religion.
(d) Extraterrestrial beings.

4. Regarding Stepan Bodovskov's finding of the narrator's trunk, Frank Wirtanen says he had a trunkful of . . .
(a) Genius.
(b) The worst writing ever to come out of Germany.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Instant career.

5. What is the book, Memoirs of a Monogamous Casanova, about?
(a) The working title of a play about a celebrated Nazi commandant.
(b) A fictional account of Giacomo Casanova's life after he married and settled down.
(c) The narrator and Helga's sex life as a married couple.
(d) The lascivious thoughts of a middle-aged family man with a wild imagination.

6. What is the general public response after newspapers begin to publish articles about Howard Campbell?
(a) Anger, outrage, and calls for swift justice.
(b) Nobody cares anymore because the war happened so long ago.
(c) Fear that the situation could strain relations with other countries.
(d) Support because Campbell followed his convictions, even though they were unpopular.

7. What was unique about Arndt Klopfer's photography?
(a) He is the only German photographer at the time to use color film.
(b) Everyone appears to have a halo.
(c) Everyone looks 10-15 years younger.
(d) The photos appear to have a 3-D effect in certain light.

8. What does Jones' chauffeur says always works even though most other things do not?
(a) A black man.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Timex watches.
(d) Love.

9. What is the topic of Resi's speech at the Iron Guard meeting?
(a) How the narrator's writings inspired her.
(b) The importance of holding out for true love.
(c) The sacrifices her sister and parents made for the cause they believed in.
(d) Her first-hand experiences with communism.

10. What becomes of the rope that was given to the narrator?
(a) The narrator uses it to tie their new mattress to the top of a car.
(b) Dr. Epstein uses it to make a tourniquet on the narrator's injured leg to keep him from bleeding to death.
(c) A garbage collector uses it to commit suicide.
(d) Resi uses it to tie up the narrator's attacker until the police arrive.

11. What is Helga's present to the narrator when they are reunited?
(a) A motorcycle just like the one he borrowed from Heinz.
(b) Her father's blue vase.
(c) The silver-hilted dagger that he had designed himself.
(d) His collected works of poems, stories, plays, letters, and one unpublished book.

12. What does Lionel Jones claim his organization is doing that the G-man is not?
(a) Living in peace and harmony with everyone.
(b) Serving God.
(c) Protecting the Republic.
(d) Obeying the Constitution.

13. Which actor does the G-man say should play the role of George Kraft in a movie?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Jerry Lewis.
(d) Clark Gable.

14. How does the narrator describe the sound of the bombs dropping as he and Helga are sitting in the bomb shelter?
(a) Like they are dropping a set of 500 lb. weights.
(b) Like they are jumping off a diving board.
(c) Like they are walking.
(d) Like a racecar engine revving.

15. What is one of the first things the narrator says after he wakes up from the beating?
(a) I've joined the Hottentots!
(b) I gotta stop drinking.
(c) Did somebody get the number of the bus that ran over me?
(d) (To Resi) Who are you?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator mean when he says, "alles kaput"?

2. What was the subject of a note Eichmann sends to the narrator when they are both in jail?

3. From whom does the narrator receive a note during the Iron Guard meeting and what does it say?

4. What was the title of a play about a young maiden and a knight who guard the Holy Grail?

5. Which of the following is NOT a place the narrator met with the Blue Fairy Godmother?

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