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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Helmut," Section 3 (Pages 22-37).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who knocks on Helmut's door when the second bombing occurs?
(a) A 14 year old gunner.
(b) The neighbor's mother.
(c) Mutti.
(d) SS men.

2. How does Seiffert first introduce Helmut's family as impoverished?
(a) The description of "drawer-for-a-cot."
(b) They are all underweight and pale.
(c) Their meals are very meager.
(d) The family cannot pay for a real doctor.

3. Who are Gladigau's most common clients?
(a) Widows and orphaned children.
(b) Widowed men and soldiers.
(c) Whole families.
(d) Soldiers off to war or widowed women.

4. How is Helmut's ability as a darkroom technician described?
(a) Slow but progressive.
(b) Accurate and skillful.
(c) Incompetent.
(d) Average.

5. How is Papi best described?
(a) Hard working.
(b) Disloyal to the Third Reich.
(c) Happy and cheerful.
(d) Proud of his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helmut's reaction during the second bombing?

2. What does Helmut enjoy most about the train station?

3. How do Helmut's parents deny his birth defect?

4. Which of Helmut's family portraits does Papi usually prefer?

5. Who is the first to indicate Helmut's disability to him?

(see the answer key)

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