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

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

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

4. What sign of trouble does Tomas see when Lore and her siblings attempt to get on the train?
(a) The train is moving while passengers are boarding.
(b) There is no space on the train.
(c) A soldier with a gun.
(d) A crazy man with a brick running at them.

5. What causes Helmut to smile for the first time in a photo?
(a) He is recently named Berlin's historian.
(b) He is a soldier.
(c) He meets with Gladigau again after a long time.
(d) He meets his parents again after a long time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition is Oma's house in?

2. How does Lore reunite with Oma?

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

4. What influences Tomas' decision to get on the train?

5. What does Lore overhear on the train?

(see the answer key)

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