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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Micha," Home, Spring 1998.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reaction of the refugees when they first meet Helmut?
(a) They resent him for not fighting in the front.
(b) Many beg him for bread.
(c) They curse him for his crooked arm.
(d) Most ignore him.

2. What is Helmut's new job in 1945?
(a) He takes tickets from passengers at the train station.
(b) He is Berlin's historian.
(c) He is the owner of a photo shop.
(d) He digs trenches and piles rubble.

3. What is the family's response to Micha's search?
(a) They want him to stop.
(b) They encourage the truth to be revealed.
(c) They do not care so long as they are not involved.
(d) They want to know but do not want to talk about it.

4. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?
(a) The ferry dock.
(b) A nearby church.
(c) In an abandoned building.
(d) In a Red Cross refugee shelter.

5. What is it about Micha's school that angers him?
(a) The way the children learn about the occupations.
(b) That his school does not teach about the labor camps.
(c) They cover the Nazi regime as only a small part of history.
(d) He sees hints of racism in the school curriculum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What indicates the closeness between Lore's family and Tomas?

2. What will become of Berlin?

3. What does Lore overhear on the train?

4. To what does Helmut devote one photo from each roll of film?

5. Who does Helmut pose with in his smiling picture?

(see the answer key)

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