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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of porcelain had Nadine had in her trousseau?
(a) Haviland & Co.
(b) Provence.
(c) Limoges.
(d) Famille Rose.

2. Which of the following types of silver had Nadine had in her trousseau?
(a) Baccarat.
(b) Christofle.
(c) Bernadaud.
(d) Haviland & Co.

3. Which composer’s work is Samuel playing when he first appears in the text?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Berlioz.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Bach.

4. Which of the following does Leticia’s father grow in El Salvador?
(a) Corn.
(b) Beans.
(c) Squash.
(d) Bananas.

5. What profession did Leticia’s first husband have?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Historian.
(d) Architect.

6. To whose case is Frank tasked when he first appears in the novel?
(a) Pyreneesmann.
(b) Balkanhaus.
(c) Apennineberg.
(d) Alperstein.

7. At which school does Samuel take employment?
(a) University of California at Berkeley.
(b) Contra Costa College.
(c) University of San Francisco.
(d) Merritt College.

8. To which of the following is Rudolph sent?
(a) Dachau.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Kislau.
(d) Buchenwald.

9. The women in Samuel’s first foster-family work in a factory making which of the following?
(a) Uniforms.
(b) Canned food.
(c) Engines.
(d) Munitions.

10. In what year is Camille born?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1962.

11. In what year does Germany annex Austria?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1940.

12. In what year was the Communist Party outlawed in Austria?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1930.

13. In what year was the Steiner Pharmacy established?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1830.

14. For what law firm does Frank work?
(a) Dewey, Cheatham & Howe.
(b) Larson, Montaigne & Lambert.
(c) Marshall, Carter & Dark.
(d) Kirkland Ellis.

15. Which of the following does Volker take Samuel to see?
(a) Carnival of the Animals.
(b) Carnival in Flanders.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) The Animals in Flanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following is Frank’s “crazy” uncle (76)?

2. To which restaurant does Frank take Selena?

3. With which of the following does Nadine have her picture taken?

4. Which of the following leads efforts to evacuate children from Austria?

5. After which of the following is Camille named?

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