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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1939 when do the Germans use a type of warfare called a Blitzkrieg?

2. In 1939 when do Mutti and Hugo marry?

3. In 1942, what color prison smock does Helmuth wear?

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

5. Who do Helmuth and Rudi find might have committed a murder in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Hugo Hubener?

4. What is Helmuth waiting for at school on January 30, 1933, and what does he learn?

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

6. in 1938 what questions does Helmuth asks that gets him in trouble and gets him and his classmates extra homework?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Gerhard goes to serve in Paris, Helmuth gains some freedom from his mother and stepfather. How does Helmuth gain personal freedom when Gerhard leaves to serve in Paris? How does that freedom affect his thinking and the decisions that he makes?

Essay Topic 2

Hitler make the Communist and Jews scapegoats for everything that was wrong with Germany. What problems did Germany have when Hitler rose to power? How and why did Hitler make the Communists and Jews scapegoats for all that was wrong with Germany? How did using Communists and Jews as scapegoats help solidify his position and power?

Essay Topic 3

Once Hitler became chancellor, he began taking away the rights of German citizens and of Jews. What freedoms did Hitler take from the Germans and the Jews? What force did he establish to enforce his laws? How did Hitler and the Nazis abuse the power they gained?

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