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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What "fault" is Helmut born with?
(a) A deformed shoulder joint.
(b) A shortened arm.
(c) A missing back muscle.
(d) A missing pectoral muscle.

5. What is Lore's reaction to the twin's sprawl on the ground?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Tears.

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

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

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

9. What are Lore's nightmares about?
(a) Strangers blocking their way to Oma's.
(b) Americans taking their food.
(c) German Nazis taking her parents away.
(d) The end of the war is not really here.

10. Who does Juri offer his bread to despite his own hunger?
(a) A young man they see at the shop and at the soup line.
(b) Peter.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Leisel, who is sick.

11. How are Lore and her siblings received by the first set of strangers they meet?
(a) With care and concern.
(b) With pity.
(c) Apathetically.
(d) With disdain.

12. What is the woman's reaction when Lore asks about the amount of food provided compared to the payment?
(a) She takes the food and gives Lore's payment back.
(b) She offers more food that she was hiding.
(c) She shrugs and later apologizes.
(d) She gets angry that Lore is unappreciative.

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

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

15. What is Helmut's secret agenda regarding the photos he takes of Berlin?
(a) Documenting the brutality of the SS for evidence.
(b) Making a collage for Gladigau.
(c) Documenting train station details.
(d) Counting the population decline of Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Helm's notebook at the train station?

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

3. Where does Lore's family run to hide when the end of the war is near?

4. What images of veterans are described in Section 4?

5. What bad sign occurs on the first day of the children's trip?

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