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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 time of day on October 27, 1942, does a guard bring Helmuth paper and pen?
(a) 4:30 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 5:30 p.m.

2. What job does Helmuth do for his church in 1940?
(a) Church secretary.
(b) Church treasurer.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Librarian.

3. In 1940 after Paris falls to the Germans, where does Hitler send the Luftwaffe to bomb?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Poland.

4. In September 1940 when Helmuth sings an American song and Hitler Youth hear him, what is he told could be his punishment?
(a) Expulsion from school.
(b) Weekend detention and maybe a fine.
(c) Civil service.
(d) Jail.

5. When do the Gestapo come for Helmuth and Duwer?
(a) February 3.
(b) February 4.
(c) February 1.
(d) February 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the place called where Helmuth and the other prisoners are taken at Gestapo headquarters?

2. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, how many bombs land in a residential neighborhood?

3. What is the name of Helmuth's teacher during his last year of school in 1941?

4. In 1941, when does Gerhard graduate from training in the signal corps and sent to officer training school in Warsaw?

5. During the last day of school for Helmuth in 1941, what does his teacher say is his gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like at the train station when Helmuth and his family say good-bye to Gerhard?

2. After German troops march into France, what is done in Hamburg to prepare for war?

3. When British bombers bomb Hamburg in June 1940, what do Helmuth and Rudi say about the incident?

4. In 1942, what happens at 1:05 p.m. while Helmuth is in his cell?

5. What is the interrogation room like when Helmuth is interrogated a second time by the Gestapo?

6. What does Duwer tell the Gestapo about his involvement with Helmuth?

7. What does Helmuth discover when he first listens to Gerhard's shortwave?

8. When Helmuth tells Hugo what he is writing his thesis for graduation, what does Hugo tell him?

9. What is the concentration camp like where Helmuth is taken after his first interrogation?

10. Why does Helmuth get in trouble one September night in 1940?

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