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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) A banner-lined street with swastika emblems.
(c) A victory parade.
(d) Autumn trees.

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

3. How does Gladigau view Papi and his family?
(a) Gladigau abhors the way Papi treats his family.
(b) Gladigau views Papi strictly as an employee.
(c) Gladigau respects their status.
(d) Gladigau tries to help them achieve prosperity.

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

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

6. What does the confrontation at the train station indicate about the Third Reich's concerns?
(a) The soldiers are unsure of the population's loyalty to the Third Reich.
(b) The soldiers are concerned about the well-being of the everyday man.
(c) The Third Reich are adamant about having an organized train station schedule.
(d) The Third Reich are suspicious of photo documentation.

7. What does Helmut notice during the family beach vacation?
(a) It seems as empty there as in the city.
(b) His arm is strong but his body is weak.
(c) He may be strong enough to be a soldier.
(d) Mutti and Papi are still proud of his work.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What occurs overnight at the church Lore and the children sleep in?
(a) They are evicted by the church members.
(b) Their food is stolen.
(c) Their carriage is stolen.
(d) A young man comes and sleeps in the pew next to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Germany is Lore's family from?

2. What opportunity does Gladigau give Helmut?

3. Where does Helmut make a home after his is destroyed?

4. How does Helmut consistently obtain food?

5. Who provides food rations throughout the German area that Lore and her siblings are traveling through?

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