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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) Eric Maria Remarque.
(b) Heinrich Mann.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Heinrich Heine.

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

3. How does Helmuth try to signal Karl when they are at the Hall of Mirrors?
(a) Nod.
(b) Grimace.
(c) Slight smile and a wink.
(d) Lips pressed together.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of typewriter does Helmuth use for his church?

2. What is Helmuth doing as the SS sit at a large table in the middle of the room and talk and laugh?

3. In 1942 what time do four uniformed prison officials enter Helmuth's cell?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do prisoners wait for their interrogations at Gestapo headquarters and how do they wait?

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

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

4. As 1940 ends, how is the war proceeding and what rumors are heard?

5. When Gerhard comes home in 1941, what does he look like?

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

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

8. What is the concentration camp like where Helmuth is taken after his first interrogation?

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

10. In 1942, what happens at 1:05 p.m. while Helmuth is in his cell?

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