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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. After seeing Karl in the Hall of Mirrors, when does Rudi again see Karl, Rudi, or Duwer again?
2. What does Helmuth feel that he has done as he considers what to his to his family in his last letters?
3. When in 1942 did the court find Helmuth guilty?
4. What does Helmuth do on New Year's Eve in 1941?
5. When Karl listens to the shortwave with Helmuth in 1941, how many Nazis are left behind dead and wounded?
Short Essay Questions
1. As 1940 ends, how is the war proceeding and what rumors are heard?
2. How does Helmuth feel after he betrays Karl and Rudi and why does he decide that he must live?
3. How do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve in 1940?
4. What does Duwer say when he reads one of Helmuth's pamphlets?
5. What is it like at the train station when Helmuth and his family say good-bye to Gerhard?
6. What is the concentration camp like where Helmuth is taken after his first interrogation?
7. What does Herr Meins say about Helmuth's essay and the topic?
8. When British bombers bomb Hamburg in June 1940, what do Helmuth and Rudi say about the incident?
9. After German troops march into France, what is done in Hamburg to prepare for war?
10. What does Helmuth discover at his workplace after he graduates from school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Helmuth is adopted by his mother’s husband, Hugo Hubener. How does Hugo influence Helmuth’s family, including his brothers? What is his role in Helmuth’s life, and how does his role change after Helmuth’s sentencing?
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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