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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1942, what is the bed made of?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Wooden boards.
(c) Metal .
(d) Cement blocks.

3. In 1938, what music are Mutti and Helmuth listening to when an announcement comes that Ernst vom Rath has died?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Wagner.

4. In 1942, how many paces does it take Helmuth to go the length of his cell?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1942, what day is it?

2. In 1928, what does Helmuth see during a parade?

3. In 1933, what church does Helmuth belong to?

4. The day that Hitler was appointed chancellor, what did Helmuth's mother fix for supper?

5. In 1942, what does Helmuth feel when he prays?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1938 what do Helmuth and Rudi decide to do together?

2. What does Helmuth fear in 1942 and why is he relieved after breakfast arrives?

3. After a radio speech Hitler makes in 1933, what does Helmuth's grandfather say about Hitler?

4. What is the Treaty of Versailles and how did it affect Germany?

5. In a radio speech in 1933, what does Hitler say about communism?

6. In 1938 how does Helmuth feel when he writes an essay saying what his teacher Herr Vinke wants to hear?

7. In 1928 what does Helmuth see on the street when he is walking with his mother and half-brothers?

8. What does Helmuth ask his mother after Hugo returns from riots against the Jews in 1939, and what does she tell him?

9. In 1932, what do Helmuth's grandparents fear?

10. Where is Helmuth on Day 264 in 1942 and what is he thinking?

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