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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Helmut," Section 5 (Pages 44-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Helmut notice during the family beach vacation?
(a) It seems as empty there as in the city.
(b) Mutti and Papi are still proud of his work.
(c) His arm is strong but his body is weak.
(d) He may be strong enough to be a soldier.

3. What runs through Helmut's mind as he looks for his parents after the bombings?
(a) That they might be outside of Berlin.
(b) That he will work harder for them if he gets to see them again.
(c) The possibility that they might be dead.
(d) To not let his parents see him cry.

4. Why is Mutti "clever" for having something on the table every night?
(a) She helps Helmut's arm get stronger.
(b) Mutti is a busy woman with a full-time job.
(c) Mutti is a first-class chef.
(d) She is able to make dinner despite their poverty.

5. Who helps Helmut when he is confronted at the train station?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Papi.
(d) The train station guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?

2. Where are the refugees coming from?

3. Who are the people that are leaving the city and where are they going?

4. What images of veterans are described in Section 4?

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

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