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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Memories of 1942 - Author's Note - Pages 154-174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Helmuth's teacher during his last year of school in 1941?
(a) Herr Wagner.
(b) Herr Meins.
(c) Herr Klein.
(d) Herr Weinhard.

2. When was Karl released from a concentration camp in Siberia?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

3. In 1933, when are Helmuth and his class mates in the school auditorium waiting for a special radio broadcast?
(a) January 30.
(b) January 11.
(c) January 23.
(d) January 8.

4. In 1941, when does Gerhard graduate from training in the signal corps and sent to officer training school in Warsaw?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

5. To how many generations can Helmuth prove that he does not have Jewish blood?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Hall of Mirrors, how often are prisoners allowed to use the toilet?

2. When the author visits Plotzensee in 2004, what sits where the guillotine stood?

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

4. When does Helmuth graduate from primary school and begin middle school?

5. When Helmuth was found guilty, when was it said that his execution would take place?

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