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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Gladigau and Helmut first film with color?
(a) Gypsies in their bright clothing.
(b) Autumn trees.
(c) A banner-lined street with swastika emblems.
(d) A victory parade.

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

3. What happens when Americans question Lore on the road?
(a) Lore tells them she is on the way to Fulda.
(b) She cannot understand so she ignores them and walks on.
(c) Lore tells them they are with the young man.
(d) The young man shows them papers and tells them they are siblings on their way to Oma's.

4. What does Helmut enjoy most about the train station?
(a) The noise.
(b) People watching.
(c) Talking to the guard.
(d) Watching the train engineers.

5. How does Helmut gain friends as a child?
(a) He takes photos of them.
(b) He buys sweets.
(c) He is an extrovert.
(d) He impresses them with his knowledge about trains.

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

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

8. Where does Helmut find safety after the second bombing is over?
(a) The train station.
(b) The dark room.
(c) A bakery.
(d) Gladigau's apartment.

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

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

11. What does Lore hear at the hideout when she listens out the window?
(a) Everything is quiet.
(b) Birdsongs.
(c) Tanks over rubble in the streets.
(d) Bombs.

12. 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 takes bad photos.
(d) He is not a soldier.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helmut's political stance in 1945 as described in Section 5?

2. What makes the children start to fight when Mutti speaks with the farmer?

3. How does Helmut feel about the veterans at the train station?

4. What occurs overnight at the church Lore and the children sleep in?

5. What are usually Lore's first and last thoughts of the day?

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