The Dark Room | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - "Helmut," Section 1 (Pages 3-14)

1. Where is Helmut born?

2. What "fault" is Helmut born with?

3. How does Gladigau view Papi and his family?

4. Which of Helmut's family portraits does Papi usually prefer?

5. How does Helmut gain friends as a child?

6. How is Helmut's ability as a darkroom technician described?

7. How does Seiffert first introduce Helmut's family as impoverished?

8. How do Helmut's parents deny his birth defect?

9. Why is Mutti "clever" for having something on the table every night?

10. How is Papi best described?

11. Who is the first to indicate Helmut's disability to him?

12. What does Helmut enjoy most about the train...
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