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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leisel do to anger Lore?
(a) Call out for Vati in the middle of town.
(b) Mention Mutti and the camp out loud.
(c) Talk to strangers.
(d) Refuse to walk further without more food.

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

3. How does Helmut feel as the war progresses?
(a) Excited.
(b) Busy.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Prosperous.

4. What fault does Helmut notice about cameras when shooting around Berlin?
(a) The developed colors are never correct.
(b) The cameras are heavy with too many parts.
(c) Cameras are too bulky to shoot in secret.
(d) Pictures do not exactly match what the witness really sees.

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

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

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

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

9. What part of Germany is Lore's family from?
(a) Nurembourg.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

12. Where is Helmut born?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Munich.
(d) Cologne.

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

14. Who is the first to indicate Helmut's disability to him?
(a) Gladigau.
(b) The sports teacher.
(c) The train station guard.
(d) Papi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Helmut's winters described?

2. What will become of Berlin?

3. What opportunity opens up for Papi?

4. What is the reaction of the refugees when they first meet Helmut?

5. How do Helmut's parents deny his birth defect?

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