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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 shops do the Jewish families run that Helmuth knows in 1933?
(a) Jewelry store and tailor shop.
(b) Pharmacy and grocery.
(c) Butcher shop and bakery.
(d) Grocery and department store.

2. Why does Helmuth decide he has to live after he betrays Rudi and Karl?
(a) As a punishment.
(b) To try to save them.
(c) To explain.
(d) To take the blame.

3. In the radio report that Helmuth hears in March 1941, how many tons of merchant vessels were sunk by the Germans from March 16 through the 23?
(a) 367,800.
(b) 289,100.
(c) 198,700.
(d) 432,400.

4. What does Helmuth wear in 1928?
(a) Short brown pants and black ankle boots.
(b) Short black pants and brown ankle boots.
(c) Long black pants and brown ankle boots.
(d) Long brown pants and black ankle boots.

5. In 1939 who promises to support Poland if Germany threatens to invade?
(a) Belgium and Holland.
(b) France and Switzerland.
(c) Britain and France.
(d) United States and Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. On New Year's Eve 1940, what does Helmuth see on the street?

2. In 1939 when do the Germans use a type of warfare called a Blitzkrieg?

3. In 1940 what river do British bombers follow when they bomb Hamburg?

4. How does Helmuth learn that Brother Worbs has been arrested?

5. When does Helmuth's mother have a new boyfriend?

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