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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helmuth try to signal Karl when they are at the Hall of Mirrors?
(a) Grimace.
(b) Nod.
(c) Lips pressed together.
(d) Slight smile and a wink.

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

3. In the Hall of Mirrors, how often are prisoners allowed to use the toilet?
(a) Never.
(b) Every three hours.
(c) Every four hours.
(d) Once a day.

4. Where does Gerhard go to boot camp in 1941?
(a) Bremen.
(b) Reibeck-Gesthact.
(c) Lubeck.
(d) Wolfsburg.

5. At the end of 1940 how do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve?
(a) With Helmuth's grandparents.
(b) Air-raid duty.
(c) Church service.
(d) Party.

6. When Helmuth thinks about creating a pamphlet, what is the name of the essay that he writes?
(a) Propaganda or Truth?
(b) Who is Lying?
(c) How can we know the truth?
(d) What is the truth?

7. On New Year's Eve 1940, what broadcast is Helmuth briefly able to tune in on a radio?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) Swiss.
(d) Belgium.

8. 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) Is forced to kneel in water.
(c) Stands chained to a post.
(d) Stands with his nose one inch from the wall.

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

10. What does Brother Worbs pray for in a prayer on New Year's Eve 1940?
(a) Freedom from the Nazi butchers.
(b) End of Hitler's rule.
(c) Peace.
(d) End of the war.

11. When Helmuth is returned to Gestapo headquarters in 1942, what color do his and other prisoners wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

12. In 1942 when four prison official enter Helmuth's cell, how many guards accompany them?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What time of day on October 27, 1942, does a guard bring Helmuth paper and pen?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 4:30 p.m.

14. As 1940 ends, where is it rumored that camps are being built to detain Jews?
(a) Poland.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In June 1941, what countries have the Nazis overrun?

2. How long is Gerhard home in 1941 before he receives his draft notice?

3. What type of typewriter does Helmuth use for his church?

4. When Gerhard comes home for a few days, how long does he think he will be home at the most?

5. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, how many bombs land in a residential neighborhood?

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