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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1933, how many Germans are unemployed?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 1 million.

2. In 1942, what does Helmuth receive for breakfast?
(a) Coffee and dry bread.
(b) Tea and porridge.
(c) Coffee and rice.
(d) Tea and oatmeal.

3. In 1928, what does Helmuth see during a parade?
(a) Brown-shirted men wearing red-and-black armbands.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Floats with flags.
(d) Young boys riding bikes.

4. In 1942, what day is it?
(a) 138.
(b) 179.
(c) 264.
(d) 271.

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

6. In 1933, what church does Helmuth belong to?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Episcopal.

7. Where does Helmuth's mother work in 1932?
(a) School.
(b) Pharmacy.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Nursing home.

8. In 1942, what does Helmuth feel when he prays?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Warm clamness.

9. In 1928, how old are Helmuth's half brothers?
(a) 8 and 7.
(b) 9 and 8.
(c) 7 and 6.
(d) 6 and 5.

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

11. In 1942, what is the bed made of?
(a) Wooden boards.
(b) Metal .
(c) Ropes.
(d) Cement blocks.

12. Where is Helmuth's church in 1942?
(a) Factory building.
(b) Old school.
(c) Former Catholic church.
(d) Old library.

13. In 1932, what is one of Gerhard's favorite words?
(a) Honestly.
(b) Precisely.
(c) Definitely.
(d) Ridiculous.

14. In 1932, when does Helmuth's mother dress for work?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Nighttime.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

15. In 1938 whose murder does the police inspector ask Helmuth and Rudi to find the murderer for?
(a) Priest.
(b) Teen.
(c) Dock worker.
(d) Streetwalker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1939 when do Mutti and Hugo marry?

2. In 1933, what time does the radio state that the parade is under way to celebrate Hitler's victory?

3. At the end of February 1933, what does Helmuth dream about?

4. Who lives next door to Helmuth and his mother in 1928?

5. In 1938 why does Rudi need to have surgery?

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