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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. To how many generations can Helmuth prove that he does not have Jewish blood?

2. In 1942, what does Helmuth do after he hears another prisoner killed?

3. In 1942, what color is the door that leads to Helmuth's cell?

4. In 1932, what music are Helmuth's grandparents playing?

5. In 1939 who promises to support Poland if Germany threatens to invade?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In 1938 what does Hugo say about God and Germany?

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

8. In 1939 what happens to revenge the death of Nazi official, Ernst vom Rath?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All the letters Helmuth wrote is family were gone, but Gerhard had memorized his letter. What did Helmuth’s letter reveal about Helmuth? What was the significance of the letter?

Essay Topic 2

Helmuth begins to realize that Hitler and the Nazis are lying. What are the circumstances and people who influence Helmuth? How do those circumstance and people influence Helmuth and lead him to want to tell the truth?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of sensory language. What is the overall mood of the novel? Does the mood change throughout the story? What emotions does the mood evoke in readers and why?

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