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

2. When Karl listens to the shortwave with Helmuth in 1941, how many Nazis are left behind dead and wounded?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 950.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 780.

3. In 1940 what does Hamburg tear up?
(a) City parks.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Walking paths.
(d) Backyards.

4. In the radio report that Helmuth hears in March 1941, how many tons of merchant vessels were sunk by the Germans from March 16 through the 23?
(a) 432,400.
(b) 198,700.
(c) 367,800.
(d) 289,100.

5. In 1941 after Helmuth graduates, where does he work?
(a) City government officers.
(b) Library.
(c) City water department.
(d) Social welfare department.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bible verse does Helmuth think of as he prepares to write letters to his family?

2. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, what neighborhood is hit?

3. When do the Nazis declare war on Russia?

4. In 1940 after Paris falls to the Germans, where does Hitler send the Luftwaffe to bomb?

5. In September 1940, where are Helmuth, Rudi, and Karl walking home from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Gestapo agents search Helmuth's grandparents' apartment, and what do they find?

2. What does Helmuth discover when he first listens to Gerhard's shortwave?

3. How does Helmuth feel as 1940 ends?

4. Where does Gerhard go for his mandatory Reich Labor Service and what does he do?

5. After German troops march into France, what is done in Hamburg to prepare for war?

6. How do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve in 1940?

7. What is heard and seen at midnight on New Year's Eve in 1940?

8. When Helmuth tells Hugo what he is writing his thesis for graduation, what does Hugo tell him?

9. How does Helmuth feel after he betrays Karl and Rudi and why does he decide that he must live?

10. Why does Helmuth sometimes hate Gerhard?

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