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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. When Gerhard comes home for a few days, how long does he think he will be home at the most?

2. In 1940 after Paris falls to the Germans, where does Hitler send the Luftwaffe to bomb?

3. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg where is most of the damage done?

4. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, how many bombs land in a residential neighborhood?

5. In 1940 what river do British bombers follow when they bomb Hamburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helmuth sometimes hate Gerhard?

2. What is the concentration camp like where Helmuth is taken after his first interrogation?

3. What does Helmuth discover when he first listens to Gerhard's shortwave?

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

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

6. What does Herr Meins say about Helmuth's essay and the topic?

7. When British bombers bomb Hamburg in June 1940, what do Helmuth and Rudi say about the incident?

8. What does Duwer tell the Gestapo about his involvement with Helmuth?

9. How do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve in 1940?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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