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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mutti react when her children fight amongst each other?
(a) She punishes each one individually.
(b) She does nothing but goes to sleep.
(c) She throws a cup down.
(d) She yells at them to behave.

2. Who does Vati work for?
(a) A farmer.
(b) The German army.
(c) The German Intelligence Agency.
(d) The Nizkor Project.

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

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

5. What is Helmut's reaction during the second bombing?
(a) He yells and runs to the cellar with the other tenants.
(b) He walks outside and wanders the streets.
(c) He cries and stays in his bed until it is all over.
(d) He yells for his parents while running around the streets.

6. Who helps Helmut obtain consistent food?
(a) A veteran.
(b) The local baker.
(c) The train station guard.
(d) Another man who has lost his family.

7. What does the old woman lie to Lore about to get money?
(a) Correct directions to Oma's.
(b) A way to get train tickets.
(c) Where the nearest Red Cross food line is.
(d) That paraffin will kill the lice.

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

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

10. What is constantly on Helmut's mind that reminds him that he is a disappointment?
(a) He takes bad photos.
(b) The way his mother looks at him.
(c) He is not a soldier.
(d) His sad expressions in family photos.

11. How does Helmut consistently obtain food?
(a) He takes photos in exchange for food.
(b) He begs when the bakery truck comes in every day.
(c) He sweeps the train station in exchange for food.
(d) He visits the soup kitchen everyday.

12. What do patrons at the shop give instead of money for food?
(a) Coupons.
(b) Any goods the man behind the counter needs.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Clothing.

13. 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 is tired of being the caretaker.
(c) She wants to stop and not go any further.
(d) She is grateful for her siblings' good behavior.

14. What is Helmut's new job in 1945?
(a) He is Berlin's historian.
(b) He is the owner of a photo shop.
(c) He takes tickets from passengers at the train station.
(d) He digs trenches and piles rubble.

15. Where is their destination when Lore and her siblings leave the hideout?
(a) Bavaria.
(b) Nurembourg.
(c) Fulda.
(d) Hamburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do families feel towards Helmut before the bombing?

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

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

4. Where is Gladigau after the second bombing?

5. What happens when Lore and her siblings must cross a river with a broken bridge?

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