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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helmut react to his photos of the gypsies?
(a) He is angry that he took the pictures instead of trying to stop the SS.
(b) He is angry at the results.
(c) He is excited about the bright colors of the gypsy clothing.
(d) He is surprised at the good action shots.

2. How are Lore and the children able to get food when there is no money?
(a) They offer farmers labor in exchange for food.
(b) They are unable to get food for days.
(c) They beg from farmers or dig up their potatoes.
(d) They buy food with coupons.

3. What is Helmut's political stance in 1945 as described in Section 5?
(a) He follows nationalism.
(b) He is a secret communist.
(c) He is loyal to the Third Reich.
(d) He does not care anymore.

4. Who comes to visit Mutti in a jeep?
(a) Americans.
(b) The British.
(c) Russians.
(d) The French.

5. Where does Helmut make a home after his is destroyed?
(a) In an abandoned bakery.
(b) At the train station.
(c) In Gladigau's shop.
(d) In a cellar.

6. How does Gladigau view Papi and his family?
(a) Gladigau tries to help them achieve prosperity.
(b) Gladigau views Papi strictly as an employee.
(c) Gladigau abhors the way Papi treats his family.
(d) Gladigau respects their status.

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

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

9. What does Lore hear at the hideout when she listens out the window?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Birdsongs.
(c) Everything is quiet.
(d) Tanks over rubble in the streets.

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

11. What opportunity opens up for Papi?
(a) Papi works at the train station.
(b) A management position.
(c) Papi works for the army.
(d) A full-time photographer posiiton.

12. When does Helmut begin to take pictures of Berlin again?
(a) When the refugees and veterans fill the streets of Berlin again.
(b) During the summer months.
(c) Immediately after the bombings take place.
(d) During the winter months.

13. What does Mutti bring back from town after days of being sick?
(a) Medicine.
(b) News of the Fürher's death.
(c) Vati.
(d) Food.

14. What are Lore's feelings after several days on the road?
(a) She thinks it is not as bad as she assumed it would be.
(b) She wants to stop and not go any further.
(c) She is grateful for her siblings' good behavior.
(d) She is tired of being the caretaker.

15. What do families feel towards Helmut before the bombing?
(a) Pity.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Delight.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lore have to give up to get more food and shelter for a night?

2. How are Lore and her siblings received by the first set of strangers they meet?

3. Who are Gladigau's most common clients?

4. What is the woman's reaction when Lore asks about the amount of food provided compared to the payment?

5. Who does Juri offer his bread to despite his own hunger?

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