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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the conversations like between Micha and Luise?
(a) They are forced because of Mina.
(b) They often talk about Micha's new baby to avoid confrontation.
(c) They are on the same page about Opa.
(d) Their conversations turn into arguments about their family's reaction to Opa.

2. What does Elena show Micha?
(a) The site of the Jewish killings.
(b) The grave of her brother, who was also an SS man.
(c) Photos of his Opa during the war.
(d) Jozef's old photos.

3. Where does Micha stay on his last visit to Opa's old World War II station?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) His Oma's old house.
(c) Jozef's home.
(d) Andrej's.

4. Where do Lore and her siblings presume Vati to be?
(a) With Mutti in a camp.
(b) In prison.
(c) Hiding in a rural area.
(d) In another country.

5. Who else wants to know the truth if Micha finds it?
(a) Mutti.
(b) Mina.
(c) Vati.
(d) Luise.

6. What are Tomas' feelings after Jochen dies?
(a) He wants to seek revenge.
(b) He wishes he never met the family.
(c) He feels he could have prevented it.
(d) He wants to separate from the family.

7. What bothers Micha about Mina's background?
(a) Mina is part Jewish.
(b) Mina does not consider herself German.
(c) Mina does not care about the German culture.
(d) Micha believes she considers herself Turkish first.

8. Who speaks with Micha at the train station before he leaves again to search the truth about his Opa?
(a) Mina.
(b) Vati.
(c) Bernd.
(d) Luise.

9. What condition is Oma's house in?
(a) Mostly intact with some bricks missing.
(b) The house is literally gone and burnt down.
(c) Mostly bombed out with parts of the first floor remaining.
(d) The backyard is gone but most of the house remains.

10. Who does Micha stay with during his time away?
(a) His Oma.
(b) Elena.
(c) Andrej.
(d) Jozef.

11. What is the family's response to Micha's search?
(a) They encourage the truth to be revealed.
(b) They want to know but do not want to talk about it.
(c) They do not care so long as they are not involved.
(d) They want him to stop.

12. What does Kolesnik confess to Micha?
(a) He and Micha's Opa killed Jews together.
(b) His Opa committed suicide because of his actions.
(c) He nearly killed himself for his actions.
(d) He helped kill Jews during the war.

13. What is it about Micha's school that angers him?
(a) That his school does not teach about the labor camps.
(b) They cover the Nazi regime as only a small part of history.
(c) He sees hints of racism in the school curriculum.
(d) The way the children learn about the occupations.

14. What news does Mutti give about Vati in Section 6?
(a) He is in a Russian prison.
(b) He is safe.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is out of contact.

15. Where does Tomas go when the children leave to Oma?
(a) Sleeps at an unused train station.
(b) Lives in an abandoned house.
(c) Stays in a church.
(d) Stays in a Red Cross refugee shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret is Tomas holding from Lore?

2. What is Oma's demeanor like?

3. What are the SS men doing in the photos displayed in the museum Micha visits?

4. What feelings does Micha have for Jozef?

5. What does Micha like about his pictures of Opa?

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