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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. To what does Helmut devote one photo from each roll of film?
(a) A picture of his old neighborhood.
(b) A picture of the train station.
(c) A picture of himself.
(d) A picture of his cellar.

2. What indicates the closeness between Lore's family and Tomas?
(a) Juri sleeps in Tomas' lap on the train.
(b) Leisel and Juri fight to sleep next to Tomas.
(c) Tomas and Lore always sleep with their arms touching.
(d) Tomas carries Peter as often as Lore.

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

4. How does Jochen die?
(a) The Russians shoot him.
(b) He drowns in the river.
(c) He is captured by American soldiers.
(d) He falls out of a hayloft.

5. Who commits suicide just days after Helmut's last photo?
(a) Papi.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Helmut.
(d) Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?

4. What is it about Micha's school that angers him?

5. How are Helmut's winters described?

(see the answer key)

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