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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1938 where does Gerhard work?
(a) Library.
(b) Factory.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Garage.

2. In 1933, what is the name of the Jewish boy who leaves Helmuth's class at school?
(a) Mark Kaltenbach.
(b) Thomas Bares.
(c) William Zuver.
(d) Benno Seligmann.

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

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

5. In 1942, what does Helmuth do after he hears another prisoner killed?
(a) Has diarrhea.
(b) Shakes uncontrollably.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Cries.

6. In 1932, what are the two armies that Helmuth's tin soldiers represent?
(a) Polish and German.
(b) Swiss and German.
(c) French and German.
(d) British and German.

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

8. The day that Hitler was appointed chancellor, what did Helmuth's mother fix for supper?
(a) Sausage and noodles.
(b) Fresh rye bread, sausage, and fried onions.
(c) Turnips, potatoes and cabbage.
(d) Schnitzel and sausage.

9. In 1933, which Mormon article of faith states that Mormons are to honor their country and their leaders?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

10. In 1928, where do Helmuth and his mother live?
(a) Dusseldorf.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Munich.
(d) Dresden.

11. In 1942, what color is the door that leads to Helmuth's cell?
(a) Blue.
(b) Dulled silver.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Green.

12. In 1933 who brings news of the emergency decree Hitler declares to Helmuth's grandparents?
(a) David Bast.
(b) Heinrich Worbs.
(c) Thomas Albach.
(d) William Klein.

13. When does Helmuth's mother have a new boyfriend?
(a) March 1935.
(b) April 1935.
(c) June 1935.
(d) May 1935.

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

15. In 1938 what does Herr Vinke do when Helmuth asks why a solider does not let the flag fall and save himself?
(a) Gives the class an extra homework assignment.
(b) Puts a mark in Helmuth's Party record book.
(c) Slaps Helmuth's hand with a ruler.
(d) Makes Helmuth write 100 lines of text.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Helmuth in 1942?

2. In 1933, when are Helmuth and his class mates in the school auditorium waiting for a special radio broadcast?

3. In 1933, when does Hitler become chancellor of Germany?

4. In 1938, what does Mutti give Hugo for breakfast the morning after von Rath dies?

5. In 1938, how many of the 60 million Germans are Jews?

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