Book test Berlin Express

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Introduction

Test

Instructions

No way!

When does this story take place?

1. one spring in the 1990s
2. in the winter of 2001
3. one autumn in the near future
4. probably one summer after 2005

Where does the story take place?

1. on a train to Berlin, in Berlin and in Warsaw
2. on a train to Berlin, in Berlin and in Amsterdam
3. on a train to Berlin, in Berlin and in Prague
4. on a train to Berlin and in Berlin city centre

Hiro calls the old man __

1. The boss
2. Old man
3. The shark
4. Octopussy

Who pretends to be(says he is) from the Berlin Intelligence Service?

1. Fischer
2. Adachi
3. Meier
4. Schmitt

Hiro’s ex-girlfriend is called ____

1. Adachi
2. Karen
3. Emma
4. Akiko

Where were Hiro and his ex going to go on holiday?

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Turkey
4. Portugal

Taking Hiro by the arm, … had pulled Hiro close...‘Life is an examination, Hiro-chan,’ he had said. ‘Make me proud.’ Those words rang in Hiro’s ears now. Is this what the old man had meant? Hiro shook his head, exhausted, and closed his eyes…’
Who was talking to Hiro in this fragment?

1. An old man on the train to Berlin.
2. Hiro’s grandfather when he was dying.
3. Hiro’s father before he left to study abroad
4. An old man Hero met in the cinema.

‘Actually, while we’re on the subject, I have something for you.’ He reached into his pocket, pulled out a note and held it for a moment. ‘… asked me to give you this.’ … and handed the … across. What is the Japanese word to compliment Hiro in the note

1. Onegai
2. Konnichiwa
3. Samurai
4. Sumimasen

Who is killed in Berlin?

1. Nobody
2. Hiro
3. Schubert
4. The old man

‘At the same moment the driver of the car climbed out. His head was shaved and he wore a black leather jacket. He opened the back door for Hiro, banged the door shut, got in front and the car pulled away.
Who stopped in a car in Berlin to pick up Hiro?

1. Criminal enemies
2. Secret friends in Berlin
3. The Berlin city police
4. Schubert

Which statement is correct?

1. Hiro goes to the police to tell them what he saw.
2. Hiro goes to Berlin to kill the old man and his friend.
3. Hiro goes to the police to help the old man.
4. Hiro breaks the law to help the old man.

‘It was almost six o’clock when Hiro left the cinema. For a moment Hiro thought he could be back in Tokyo. But he wasn’t at home. A sign above the cinema read: ‘… ’. He looked at the map in his guidebook to see where he was.’
What does the sign above the cinema say?

1. Hansaplatz
2. Moritzplatz
3. Alexanderplatz
4. Unter den Linden

Choose the right answer.

1. At the end of the story Hiro plans to call his ex-girlfriend who left him.
2. In the middle of the story Hiro meets the old man’s daughter and likes her.
3. At the beginning of the story Hiro has a girlfriend at home in Tokyo.
4. At the end of the story Hiro has found a new girlfriend and is in love.

Who calls himself Erik Bjőrnson?

1. Hiro’s contact person(s) in Berlin.
2. Hiro’s friend in London.
3. The old man in the train.
4. Hiro’s friend, an actor.

What reason does the murderer have for the killing?

1. He wants to kill a very bad man.
2. He does it to make lots of money.
3. He wants to protect his daughter.
4. He tells Hiro he likes to kill people.

Why is the man in room 319 visiting the hotel?

1. He is hiding from criminals.
2. To secretly meet a woman.
3. To meet his accomplice (helper).
4. To visit Berlin. He is a tourist.

Why doesn’t Hiro see the old man at the Brandenburg Gate?

1. Hiro misses the train and arrives too late.
2. The old man cancels the meeting.
3. The old man is dressed up very strangely.
4. The area is too full of tourists to find him.

Which of the following statements is true at the end of the story?

1. Hiro has finished his first job.
2. Hiro is starting a new job.
3. Hiro is a famous hero.
4. Hiro is an unknown hero.