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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. How are Helmut's winters described?
(a) Cozy in the cellar.
(b) Sleepless overall.
(c) Lonely in the dark room.
(d) Cold at the train station.

2. Where are the refugees coming from?
(a) The Steppes.
(b) The western front.
(c) The eastern front.
(d) From Italy.

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

4. What does Lore overhear on the train?
(a) The pictures posted all around are fakes.
(b) Vati and Mutti are in prison.
(c) Tomas is a fugitive.
(d) The Nazi trials are underway.

5. What confuses Lore when they are close to Oma's?
(a) No one seems to recognize Oma's name.
(b) Tomas tells Lore that Oma may be in prison too.
(c) Oma is said to not live there anymore.
(d) She cannot recognize the city with so many bombed areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?

2. What is the family's response to Micha's search?

3. What sign of trouble does Tomas see when Lore and her siblings attempt to get on the train?

4. How does Oma feel about Mutti and Vati's Nazi involvement?

5. What will become of Berlin?

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