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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. What day does the executioner work in 1942?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Wednesdays.

2. In 1942, what does Helmuth feel when he prays?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hope.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Warm clamness.

3. In May 1933, what does Helmuth hide?
(a) Radio.
(b) A picture of a Jewish friend.
(c) Music.
(d) Karl May books.

4. In 1933, when does Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
(a) February 11.
(b) January 30.
(c) January 1.
(d) February 4.

5. What is the wall like in 1942?
(a) Red brick.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Cement blocks.
(d) Yellow brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1932, how old is Helmuth?

2. In 1932, when does Helmuth's mother dress for work?

3. In 1933, which Mormon article of faith states that Mormons are to honor their country and their leaders?

4. What is the name of the police inspector who gives Helmuth and Rudi a case to work on?

5. In 1928, what street do Helmuth and his mother walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In 1938 what does Hugo say about God and Germany?

5. In 1939, why does Hugo say that laws like not listening to foreign radio stations are necessary during wartime?

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

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

8. When the Reichstag burns in 1933, what decrees does Hitler make?

9. In 1938 when Helmuth joins the Hitler Youth, what does Hugo say and do?

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

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