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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hide Helmut's birth defect.
(d) Ones that include Helmut smiling.

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

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

4. What is Tomas' tattoo most likely to be?
(a) A prisoner's marker.
(b) The Jewish marker from the Holocaust.
(c) A Nazi marker.
(d) A cross.

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

6. What disagreement occurs between Gladigau and Helmut?
(a) Whether or not to evacuate Berlin.
(b) Whether the gypsies deserved the beatings.
(c) Whether Helmut should approach Papi about his feelings.
(d) Whether the Nazi party are good people.

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

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

9. How is Helmut's ability as a darkroom technician described?
(a) Accurate and skillful.
(b) Average.
(c) Slow but progressive.
(d) Incompetent.

10. What is Helmut's ritual when bombs fall in closely?
(a) Scream at the noise.
(b) Look blankly outside the window for the lights.
(c) Take cover in the dark room.
(d) Cover his ears, close his eyes, and pray in the dark.

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

12. Who provides food rations throughout the German area that Lore and her siblings are traveling through?
(a) The German government.
(b) The Nazi party.
(c) The Americans.
(d) It is autocratic at this stage.

13. Where do Lore and her siblings sleep on their second night?
(a) On a cart.
(b) In a barn.
(c) Outside on the ground.
(d) In a young man's home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who commits suicide just days after Helmut's last photo?

4. What does the old woman lie to Lore about to get money?

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

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