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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helmut gain friends as a child?
(a) He impresses them with his knowledge about trains.
(b) He is an extrovert.
(c) He buys sweets.
(d) He takes photos of them.

2. Which of Helmut's family portraits does Papi usually prefer?
(a) Ones that hide Helmut's birth defect.
(b) Ones that include Helmut smiling.
(c) Ones that include Helmut in uniform.
(d) Ones that show the entire family smiling and proud.

3. Why does Lore bury the last of Vati's pictures?
(a) All the keepsakes are weighing her down.
(b) She is fearful of the evidence.
(c) To keep them safe until she can return for them another time.
(d) Leisel keeps asking for them so Lore gets rid of them.

4. What changes described in Section 3 are occurring in Germany's economy?
(a) There is a lot of food but less material goods.
(b) There is a surplus of material goods.
(c) Everything is to be rationed.
(d) The war has no effect on the economy.

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

6. What does a woman offer Lore when Lore sits down very tired?
(a) A place to nap.
(b) A way to get to Oma's.
(c) Her last milk and bread.
(d) Help with directions.

7. Why is Mutti embarrassed of Helmut?
(a) She considers his quiet behavior rude.
(b) Helmut takes bad pictures for Gladigau.
(c) Because Helmut cannot join the army.
(d) Helmut is not very bright.

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

9. How does the reader know the woman who helps Lore is also in bad shape?
(a) There is no soap or extra food.
(b) The food she offers is spoiled.
(c) She lives in a shed.
(d) The blankets she lends them are worn through.

10. What happens when Lore and her siblings must cross a river with a broken bridge?
(a) Tomas only helps the younger kids.
(b) Lore and Peter almost drown.
(c) Most of the food is lost to the current.
(d) Leisel almost drowns.

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

12. How does Helmut feel about the veterans at the train station?
(a) He is appalled by their actions.
(b) He is jealous and hates them.
(c) He recognizes that he is better off than they are.
(d) He is starstruck and tries to speak with them.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lore's reaction to the twin's sprawl on the ground?

2. What happens when Americans question Lore on the road?

3. Where do Lore and her siblings sleep on their second night?

4. What motivates Helmut to exercise his arm?

5. What does the old woman lie to Lore about to get money?

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