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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is Helmut's family best described in the photo at the ice cream shop?
(a) Loving.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Distant.
(d) Happy.
2. What does Gladigau's neighborhood look like when Helmut finds it?
(a) It is unscathed.
(b) There is no more neighborhood.
(c) It looks worse than his.
(d) It is on fire.
3. Where is Helmut born?
(a) Munich.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Cologne.
4. What are Lore's nightmares about?
(a) The end of the war is not really here.
(b) German Nazis taking her parents away.
(c) Strangers blocking their way to Oma's.
(d) Americans taking their food.
5. How does Helmut react to his photos of the gypsies?
(a) He is angry at the results.
(b) He is excited about the bright colors of the gypsy clothing.
(c) He is angry that he took the pictures instead of trying to stop the SS.
(d) He is surprised at the good action shots.
6. What do Gladigau and Helmut first film with color?
(a) Gypsies in their bright clothing.
(b) A banner-lined street with swastika emblems.
(c) A victory parade.
(d) Autumn trees.
7. Where does Helmut find safety after the second bombing is over?
(a) Gladigau's apartment.
(b) The train station.
(c) A bakery.
(d) The dark room.
8. Where is Gladigau after the second bombing?
(a) She is hiding in the dark room.
(b) She is assumed to have died.
(c) She is waiting for Helmut at the train station.
(d) She is assumed to have evacuated.
9. What "fault" is Helmut born with?
(a) A missing pectoral muscle.
(b) A deformed shoulder joint.
(c) A shortened arm.
(d) A missing back muscle.
10. What makes the children start to fight when Mutti speaks with the farmer?
(a) Juri hits Leisel for waking him up.
(b) Peter wakes up crying.
(c) The twins want candy.
(d) Lore pinches Leisel for trying to open the door.
11. What does Lore see in some public pictures?
(a) A man in a noose.
(b) Piles of starved, naked people.
(c) A burning cross.
(d) Swastika banners on fire.
12. What does Helmut do when he meets the refugees?
(a) Argues that they are liars.
(b) Begs them for money.
(c) Scolds them for being cowards.
(d) Spews out Nazi speeches and logic.
13. What will become of Berlin?
(a) It will be autonomous.
(b) It will be divided.
(c) It will be rebuilt to original plans.
(d) It will be under Soviet rule.
14. What bad sign occurs on the first day of the children's trip?
(a) The twins fight the whole way.
(b) Juri strains an ankle.
(c) Lore spills some of the food.
(d) Leisel will not carry her share.
15. What opportunity opens up for Papi?
(a) A management position.
(b) Papi works for the army.
(c) A full-time photographer posiiton.
(d) Papi works at the train station.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Helmut feel as the war progresses?
2. What runs through Helmut's mind as he looks for his parents after the bombings?
3. What is the reaction of the refugees when they first meet Helmut?
4. What disagreement occurs between Gladigau and Helmut?
5. What causes Helmut to smile for the first time in a photo?
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