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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. When Helmuth finds banned books in a dusty storeroom in 1941, who is the author of the book that he takes?
(a) Heinrich Heine.
(b) Heinrich Mann.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Eric Maria Remarque.

2. In 1942 when does Helmuth ask Werner Kranz to translate a pamphlet into French?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) January.

3. In 1940 how long after British bombers bomb Hamburg does Paris fall to the Germans?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 4 days.

4. In 1940 when Gerhard leaves for mandatory Reich Labor Service, where is he stationed?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Helmuth do for his church in 1940?

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

3. 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?

4. What does Brother Worbs read on New Year's Eve 1940?

5. What does Brother Worbs pray for in a prayer on New Year's Eve 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helmuth get in trouble one September night in 1940?

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

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

4. What is the interrogation room like when Helmuth is interrogated a second time by the Gestapo?

5. What does Herr Meins say about Helmuth's essay and the topic?

6. As Helmuth prepares to write his last letters to his family what does he think about what he has done?

7. What does Helmuth discover at his workplace after he graduates from school?

8. What damage is done in Hamburg when British bombers bomb the city in June 1940?

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

10. What does Helmuth do that leads to his arrest?

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