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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. As 1940 ends, where is it rumored that camps are being built to detain Jews?

2. In September 1940, where are Helmuth, Rudi, and Karl walking home from?

3. When do the Nazis declare war on Russia?

4. In 1940 after Paris falls to the Germans, where does Hitler send the Luftwaffe to bomb?

5. In 1941 when Gerhard comes home what does Oma make for a meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do prisoners wait for their interrogations at Gestapo headquarters and how do they wait?

2. What does Helmuth discover at his workplace after he graduates from school?

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

4. How does Helmuth feel as 1940 ends?

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

6. What does Herr Meins say about Helmuth's essay and the topic?

7. What does Helmuth do that leads to his arrest?

8. How do the Gestapo agents search Helmuth's grandparents' apartment, and what do they find?

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

10. Where does Gerhard go for his mandatory Reich Labor Service and what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helmuth has to write an essay titled “Adolf Hitler, Savior of the Fatherland.” What does Helmuth write about Hitler in his essay? Does Helmuth believe what he writes? Why does he write like he does if he believes differently? Why does Helmuth feel like a coward and a traitor after writing the essay?

Essay Topic 2

Helmuth is adopted by his mother’s husband, Hugo Hubener. How does Hugo influence Helmuth’s family, including his brothers? What is his role in Helmuth’s life, and how does his role change after Helmuth’s sentencing?

Essay Topic 3

Helmuth learns from BBC broadcasts that Germany is not truthful about the progress of the war and uses propaganda to mask Germany’s losses. What propaganda does Hitler use? How does he use propaganda to control the German people? How is propaganda used to motivate the German people into supporting the war?

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