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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. What is the name of the man that regularly accompanied Sally to the club?
(a) Richard.
(b) Adolf.
(c) Klaus.
(d) Werner.

2. Where does the cousin work?
(a) Boarding house.
(b) Nazi headquarters.
(c) Family store.
(d) Warehouse.

3. Where does Frau Nowak go to live?
(a) Nursing home.
(b) With her daughter.
(c) Paris.
(d) Sanitarium.

4. What is the profession of Fraulein Kost?
(a) Chanteuse.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Schoolteacher.
(d) Maid.

5. For what reason does Christopher go to this location?
(a) To write.
(b) To meet friends.
(c) To rest.
(d) Vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Otto live?

2. What does Christopher usually do during the day?

3. What is the name of the enigmatic character in the house?

4. What does Otto leave for Christopher after the break up?

5. What is the adjective best used to describe Otto's neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Christopher's final thoughts on the events of the past several years?

2. How does Christopher describe the situation?

3. With which two family members does Christopher seem to connect with the most?

4. When do the events in Section five take place? What is the basis of the vignette?

5. What does Christopher discover when he returns to the Nowak house to pick up Otto?

6. What was Christopher's reaction to being flirted with by two of the three ill women at the sanitarium?

7. What precipitates Sally's move from her residence? Where does she go?

8. What is the overall format of the book? What is one of the main recurring themes?

9. Peter shows several instances of mental illness. Describe the illness and what Peter has chosen to do about it.

10. What is familiar about the lodgings of the narrator?

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