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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Gladigau's most common clients?
(a) Widowed men and soldiers.
(b) Widows and orphaned children.
(c) Whole families.
(d) Soldiers off to war or widowed women.

2. What happens to Helm's notebook at the train station?
(a) It is confiscated by a soldier.
(b) It gets lost in the wind and ruined by a passing train.
(c) It gets wet and ruined in the rain.
(d) The train station guard tells him to put it away.

3. What does Gladigau's neighborhood look like when Helmut finds it?
(a) There is no more neighborhood.
(b) It is unscathed.
(c) It is on fire.
(d) It looks worse than his.

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

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

6. Why is Mutti "clever" for having something on the table every night?
(a) Mutti is a busy woman with a full-time job.
(b) Mutti is a first-class chef.
(c) She helps Helmut's arm get stronger.
(d) She is able to make dinner despite their poverty.

7. What motivates Helmut to exercise his arm?
(a) He wants to make Gladigau proud.
(b) He believes it will help him be a better photographer.
(c) He wants to impress Edda.
(d) He wants to join the army.

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

9. What thought is on everyone's mind while Lore's family is in hiding?
(a) The Russians are taking over Germany.
(b) Vati will be home soon.
(c) The end of the war is near.
(d) Mutti and Vati are going to prison.

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

11. What dilemma does Lore run into by the second day out?
(a) Whether to ask for directions or avoid conversations with people.
(b) Whether to buy milk for Peter or bread for the rest of the children.
(c) Whether to continue to walk or buy train tickets.
(d) Whether to stay on the road or walk through fields.

12. What bad sign occurs on the first day of the children's trip?
(a) Lore spills some of the food.
(b) Leisel will not carry her share.
(c) The twins fight the whole way.
(d) Juri strains an ankle.

13. What attracts Lore to a particular tree?
(a) The large shade it provides in the heat.
(b) Two nice looking women to approach for directions.
(c) A "Wanted" picture of Vati.
(d) Crowds of people looking at something.

14. What are usually Lore's first and last thoughts of the day?
(a) The war's end.
(b) Mutti's health.
(c) The farmer's son.
(d) Vati.

15. Who are the people that are leaving the city and where are they going?
(a) Regular German citizens moving to rural areas.
(b) Members of the Nazi party going to Switzerland.
(c) Jewish citizens going to prison camps.
(d) Soldiers going to war and jobs outside the city.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?

3. How is Papi best described?

4. What is Tomas' tattoo most likely to be?

5. What do patrons at the shop give instead of money for food?

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