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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. During Christmas 1941, where does Karl go?

2. In 1941 when Helmuth helps Brother Worbs home, what injuries does Brother Worbs have?

3. What does Helmuth feel that he has done as he considers what to his to his family in his last letters?

4. What does Helmuth do on New Year's Eve in 1941?

5. In 1941 after Helmuth graduates, where does he work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do prisoners wait for their interrogations at Gestapo headquarters and how do they wait?

2. When Gerhard comes home in 1941, what does he look like?

3. What does Duwer say when he reads one of Helmuth's pamphlets?

4. How do the Gestapo agents search Helmuth's grandparents' apartment, and what do they find?

5. What is it like at the train station when Helmuth and his family say good-bye to Gerhard?

6. After German troops march into France, what is done in Hamburg to prepare for war?

7. How does Helmuth feel after he betrays Karl and Rudi and why does he decide that he must live?

8. Where does Gerhard go for his mandatory Reich Labor Service and what does he do?

9. In 1942, what happens at 1:05 p.m. while Helmuth is in his cell?

10. When and for what is Helmuth found guilty and what is his sentence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel characters who demonstrate courage show their courage in different ways. Who are some of the characters who are courageous? How do they show their courage? How does courage help characters to take action in spite of the great chance of failure?

Essay Topic 2

Helmuth learns from BBC broadcasts that Germany is not truthful about the progress of the war and uses propaganda to mask Germany’s losses. What propaganda does Hitler use? How does he use propaganda to control the German people? How is propaganda used to motivate the German people into supporting the war?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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