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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 May 1933, what does a newsreel show when Helmuth goes to the movies?

2. In 1938 where is Hans an apprentice?

3. In 1938 where does Gerhard work?

4. What day does the executioner work in 1942?

5. In 1942, what day is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1938 why is Rudi interrogated by the Gestapo?

2. In a radio speech in 1933, what does Hitler say about communism?

3. What is the Hitler Youth group, and how do its members dress?

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

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

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

7. In 1933, what happens when Herr Seligmann tries to wash off the insults off his shop windows?

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

9. In 1932, what does Helmuth imagine as he plays with his soldiers and Gerhard reads?

10. What does Helmuth fear in 1942 and why is he relieved after breakfast arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helmuth and his mother sometimes retreat into silence rather than argue. When are some times that Helmuth and his mother retreat into silence? With whom are they most likely to be silent? Why are they silent rather than standing up for what they believe?

Essay Topic 2

In the flashbacks, Helmuth is three when readers first meet him. How does Helmuth mature and come of age through his experiences during the Hitler era?

Essay Topic 3

Helmuth has to write an essay titled “Adolf Hitler, Savior of the Fatherland.” What does Helmuth write about Hitler in his essay? Does Helmuth believe what he writes? Why does he write like he does if he believes differently? Why does Helmuth feel like a coward and a traitor after writing the essay?

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