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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lore do to Tomas' belongings before she buries them?
(a) Cuts off a piece for her to keep.
(b) Smells them.
(c) Washes them.
(d) Burns them to ashes.

3. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?
(a) In a Red Cross refugee shelter.
(b) In an abandoned building.
(c) The ferry dock.
(d) A nearby church.

4. What is Kolesnik's reply when Micha asks if he is sad?
(a) That he gets sad when he talks about it but tries to move on.
(b) That he is not sad.
(c) That he lost sadness a long time ago, even before the Germans came.
(d) That the only thing he feels is sadness.

5. Why does Andrej get angry with Micha?
(a) Micha is rude to Andrej's mother.
(b) Andrej finds out about Micha's Opa.
(c) Micha let Kolesnik visit Andrej's home.
(d) Andrej learns Micha is German.

6. What is the scene like on the train when Juri and Leisel first enter?
(a) Confusion over how the children will get on the train.
(b) Mobbish.
(c) Eerily calm.
(d) Friendly.

7. How does Oma feel about Mutti and Vati's Nazi involvement?
(a) She believes they are in the right.
(b) She condemns them because of it and disowns them.
(c) She believes they are still good people.
(d) She believes they are rightfully punished but still loves them.

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

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

10. What is Kolesnik's role during the war?
(a) He assigned numbers and letters to the Jews.
(b) Translator.
(c) He burned the piles of bodies.
(d) Waffen-SS man.

11. Which character gives up their own bed for the children to sleep on?
(a) Wiebke.
(b) Tomas.
(c) Oma.
(d) The neighbor next door.

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

13. What is Micha's relationship like with his Oma as he learns more about his Opa?
(a) He pities her.
(b) He feels closer to her.
(c) He refuses to speak with her.
(d) He is angry she never told him the truth.

14. What does Micha like about his pictures of Opa?
(a) Opa looks like he has a secret.
(b) Opa carries a mysterious facial expression.
(c) Opa has a very genuine smile.
(d) Opa is always looking at Micha.

15. Who writes the letter to Mutti?
(a) Lore.
(b) Everyone writes a little something.
(c) Leisel.
(d) Oma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lore notice when the children take a picture together?

2. What does Vati wish for concerning his family's connection to World War II?

3. What do the children learn about Mutti?

4. How does Jozef describe the reactions of the SS men after a shooting?

5. What is Micha afraid to tell the person he is staying with?

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