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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. What happens to Mutti and Papi after the second bombing?
(a) They are assumed dead.
(b) They are hiding in the cellar.
(c) They are stuck under the rubble.
(d) They are assumed to have evacuated.

2. Who are the people that are leaving the city and where are they going?
(a) Jewish citizens going to prison camps.
(b) Regular German citizens moving to rural areas.
(c) Members of the Nazi party going to Switzerland.
(d) Soldiers going to war and jobs outside the city.

3. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?
(a) He opens the shop under his name.
(b) He is accepted by the army.
(c) He gains real employment at the train station.
(d) He shows Gladigau his documentation of Berlin.

4. How is Helmut's family best described in the photo at the ice cream shop?
(a) Happy.
(b) Loving.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Distant.

5. What is Helmut's ritual when bombs fall in closely?
(a) Look blankly outside the window for the lights.
(b) Take cover in the dark room.
(c) Scream at the noise.
(d) Cover his ears, close his eyes, and pray in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opportunity opens up for Papi?

2. What is Helmut's political stance in 1945 as described in Section 5?

3. How does Gladigau view Papi and his family?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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