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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of typewriter does Helmuth use for his church?
(a) Scholes and Glidden.
(b) Hammond.
(c) Remington.
(d) Hermes.

3. In September 1940, what song is Helmuth singing when a group of Hitler Youth come by?
(a) You Are My Sunshine.
(b) Moonlight Serenade.
(c) Over the Rainbow.
(d) Little Brown Jug.

4. During Christmas 1941, where does Karl go?
(a) His cousins'.
(b) His grandparents'.
(c) An uncle's farm.
(d) An aunt's farm.

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

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

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

8. How long is Gerhard home in 1941 before he receives his draft notice?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

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

11. What time of day do the Gestapo come for Helmuth and Duwer in 1942?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 3:15 p.m.
(c) 12:30 p.m.
(d) 1:15 p.m.

12. In 1942 what time do four uniformed prison officials enter Helmuth's cell?
(a) 11:55 a.m.
(b) 12:55 p.m.
(c) 1:05 p.m.
(d) 2:35 p.m.

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

14. In 1940, what is built in Hamburg?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Concrete towers armed with flak guns.
(c) Barracks for soldiers.
(d) Military training center.

15. What Bible verse does Helmuth think of as he prepares to write letters to his family?
(a) Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
(b) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
(c) For what has a man profited, if he has gained the whole world and lost his soul.
(d) Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg where is most of the damage done?

2. When do the Gestapo come for Helmuth and Duwer?

3. What time of day on October 27, 1942, does a guard bring Helmuth paper and pen?

4. In 1941 after Helmuth graduates, where does he work?

5. In 1941, when do the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

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