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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Helmuth first starts preparing leaflets, how often does he prepare them?
(a) Every 10 days.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Every 2 weeks.
(d) Every 5 days.

2. At Gestapo headquarters in 1942, how are Helmuth and other prisoners required to stand?
(a) On tiptoes.
(b) Noses one inch from the wall.
(c) Backs against the wall.
(d) Hands against the wall.

3. In 1942, who are the first agents to interrogate Helmuth?
(a) Werner and Mohns.
(b) Richter and Maier.
(c) Schafer and Fischer.
(d) Wangemann and Mussner.

4. What is Helmuth doing as the SS sit at a large table in the middle of the room and talk and laugh?
(a) Hangs upside down from a rope.
(b) Stands with his nose one inch from the wall.
(c) Stands chained to a post.
(d) Is forced to kneel in water.

5. When in 1941 does Gerhard come home?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) May.

6. On New Year's Eve 1940, what does Helmuth see on the street?
(a) A tank.
(b) A single car.
(c) People walking.
(d) People singing.

7. What sensation does Helmuth feel as he prepares to write last letters to his family?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Calmness.
(d) Peace.

8. In 1941 after Helmuth graduates, where does he work?
(a) Social welfare department.
(b) City water department.
(c) City government officers.
(d) Library.

9. What has Helmuth learned not to do in the mornings after being interrogated by the Gestapo?
(a) Do calisthenics.
(b) Use the bathroom.
(c) Not eat.
(d) Not drink.

10. When Helmuth was found guilty, when was it said that his execution would take place?
(a) October 27, 1942, after 8 p.m.
(b) October 30, 1942, after 7:30 p.m.
(c) October 11, 1942, at noon.
(d) October 8, 1942, at 1:30 p.m.

11. What does Helmuth do on New Year's Eve in 1941?
(a) Church dance.
(b) Write essay.
(c) Listen to the BBC.
(d) Deliver pamphlets.

12. In 1940 what does Hamburg tear up?
(a) Walking paths.
(b) City parks.
(c) Backyards.
(d) Gardens.

13. When do the Nazis declare war on Russia?
(a) June 22, 1941.
(b) May 11, 1941.
(c) April 30, 1941.
(d) July 17, 1941.

14. What color ink is Helmuth given to write last letters to his family?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

15. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg where is most of the damage done?
(a) Docks and wharves.
(b) U-boat pens and refineries.
(c) Submarines being built.
(d) Factories.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1940 when Gerhard leaves for mandatory Reich Labor Service, where is he stationed?

2. What Bible verse does Helmuth think of as he prepares to write letters to his family?

3. When Helmuth finds banned books in a dusty storeroom in 1941, who is the author of the book that he takes?

4. When Karl listens to the shortwave with Helmuth in 1941, how many Nazis are left behind dead and wounded?

5. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, what neighborhood is hit?

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