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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 1938, how many of the 60 million Germans are Jews?

2. What does Helmuth wear in 1928?

3. In 1928, how old are Helmuth's half brothers?

4. What shops do the Jewish families run that Helmuth knows in 1933?

5. In 1933 who brings news of the emergency decree Hitler declares to Helmuth's grandparents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In 1932, what suggestion does Gerhard make when he sees Helmuth playing with toy soldiers?

3. What is the Treaty of Versailles and how did it affect Germany?

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

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

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

7. In 1942, what does Helmuth do when a loud bell clangs?

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

9. What does Helmuth ask his mother after Hugo returns from riots against the Jews in 1939, and what does she tell him?

10. In 1932, what does Helmuth's mother think about living next door to his grandparents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helmuth considers his life as he writes his last letters to his family. Does Helmuth consider that his life had purpose? What purpose does he believe that his life had and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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