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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the stranger that comes to talk to Pommerer in the bar and buys a round of drinks?
(a) A DDR spy.
(b) A BRD official.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A shipping clerk.

2. Via what method does Bolle infiltrate the BRD?
(a) BRD agency.
(b) Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(c) Stasi plan.
(d) Kreuzberg garret.

3. What does a West Berlin court declare Bolle to be?
(a) A lost, confused soul.
(b) A parapalegic.
(c) A convicted felon.
(d) A mass murderer.

4. What does Pommerer fear that his phone troubles are linked to?
(a) His participation in a protest.
(b) His exile from work.
(c) His fear of death.
(d) His support of a scientist.

5. How do the Western and Stasi superiors differ according to Bolle?
(a) Their stations and power.
(b) Their guns and bullets.
(c) Their decor and makeup.
(d) Their dental work and wristwatches.

6. What does the DDR employ along the border that Gartenschläger wants to have?
(a) Self-triggering robots.
(b) Invisible fence.
(c) Guard bullets.
(d) Invisible mines.

7. In Pommerer's favorite bar, what does the Narrator complain about?
(a) His hair.
(b) His age.
(c) His stories.
(d) His fears.

8. At what age was Gartenschläger arrested for treason?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

9. What is an indulgent pleasure that the Narrator likes to do in West Berlin?
(a) Eat hamburgers.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Have chocolate.
(d) Drive fast.

10. After hearing Bolle's tale, whose story does Pommerer share with the Narrator in the bar?
(a) Jason's.
(b) Walter's.
(c) Heine's.
(d) Michael's.

11. What does Robert think is a fairy tale for those who choose to not know better?
(a) Free choice.
(b) Spontaneity.
(c) Visions.
(d) Demonstrations.

12. What does Robert find always falls outside of himself when he considers events and motives?
(a) Free choice.
(b) Perspective.
(c) Labeling.
(d) Blame.

13. For how much money was Gartenschläger ransomed by the BRD?
(a) 45,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 20,000.

14. In 1945, where is the Narrator?
(a) Bonn.
(b) Poland.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Bavaria.

15. Who is the only traveler at the checkpoint that the Narrator sees by the border at Heinrich Heine Strasse?
(a) A drunkard.
(b) A man with a dog.
(c) A woman with a chicken.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bolle stationed that he learns skills in sabotage?

2. What does Bolle erect to preach war against the Wall?

3. Who single-handedly fought against the DDR according to Robert?

4. Who helped Pommerer survive the war?

5. What does the Narrator bring into East Berlin that he is allowed to carry?

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