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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bradshaw meet in a bar?

2. Norris tells Bradshaw he intends to go to which country?

3. "Impresario" is a polite way of saying which of the following?

4. What mode of transportation do the Baron and Bradshaw use?

5. Which of the following character intercepts the communique?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bradshaw make of the event? What does he think about Norris?

2. Describe the situation between Norris and Bradshaw after the confrontation. Where did the men go together?

3. What was the result of the upsetting news?

4. How do the four men come to spend the day together?

5. What happens the following morning? What information does Bradshaw gather?

6. How do Bradshaw and Norris part company at the end of the trip?

7. What information was contained in Norris' last postcard to Bradshaw?

8. The narrator makes what declaration about the election results?

9. Discuss at least one of the things that occurred when Mr. Norris shows Bradshaw the rest of the apartment. What objects are pointed out?

10. How does Bradshaw react when he catches Norris and the women in a compromising position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bradshaw, Christopher and others were expatriates living in Berlin. What is an expatriate? Have you ever met one? Are you one? Where might you find an expatriate? What are your opinions on expatriates? Write a 500-word essay about becoming an expatriate OR find at least five famous expatriates and write a short bio on each.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the peculiar relationship between Norris and Schmidt. Was the relationship purely professional? Why did the men repeatedly get back together if the relationship was volatile? Why do you think Schmidt followed Norris to Mexico and California? Why did Norris put up with Schmidt's drunken abuse? What do you think Schmidt knew about Norris that others did not?

Essay Topic 3

Several of the characters seemed to be completely oblivious to the political atmosphere in Berlin at the time of the stories. How is it possible to be oblivious to the political scene? Was the scene as volatile as Isherwood makes it out to be? Would it be as easy or more difficult to be as uninformed in today's society? What do you think became of those people that saw themselves as being removed from such issues? Would those people be affected regardless of their knowledge and/or involvement? Explain.

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