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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) Slight smile and a wink.
(d) Lips pressed together.

2. What is the place called where Helmuth and the other prisoners are taken at Gestapo headquarters?
(a) White Hall.
(b) Black Hall.
(c) Judgment Hall.
(d) Hall of Mirrors.

3. After seeing Karl in the Hall of Mirrors, when does Rudi again see Karl, Rudi, or Duwer again?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. In 1941 what instruments does Gerhard have?
(a) Violin, mandolin, and mandola.
(b) Cello, bugle, and bassoon.
(c) Trumpet and cello.
(d) Saxophone and piccolo.

5. When do the British bomb Hamburg?
(a) July 1940.
(b) May 1940.
(c) April 1940.
(d) June 1940.

6. In 1942 at what time of day does a prisoner van transport Helmuth to Concentration Camp Fuhlsbuttel?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 8:30 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

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

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

10. When do the Gestapo come for Helmuth and Duwer?
(a) February 5.
(b) February 4.
(c) February 1.
(d) February 3.

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

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

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

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

15. What furniture is in the interrogation room where Helmuth is taken at the Gestapo headquarters?
(a) Steel table and one chair.
(b) Two chairs.
(c) Wooden table and two chairs.
(d) Steel table.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, when does Gerhard graduate from training in the signal corps and sent to officer training school in Warsaw?

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

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

4. What sensation does Helmuth feel as he prepares to write last letters to his family?

5. In 1940 what river do British bombers follow when they bomb Hamburg?

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