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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) Their conversations turn into arguments about their family's reaction to Opa.
(c) They are on the same page about Opa.
(d) They often talk about Micha's new baby to avoid confrontation.

2. How does Lore discover the truth behind the pictures circling around Germany?
(a) Lore asks Tomas about them.
(b) She reads off a man's newspaper on the tram.
(c) From two women on the tram.
(d) Oma tells her the truth.

3. What is Tomas' reaction when Lore questions him about fathers in prison?
(a) He shuts down and does not say anything.
(b) He denies knowing anything.
(c) He is sympathetic.
(d) He gets angry.

4. What does Lore notice when the children take a picture together?
(a) They look healthier than they feel.
(b) They have darkened under the sun during their trip.
(c) They look like thin and scraggly strangers.
(d) No one is smiling.

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

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

7. What is Mutti's response to Jochen missing from the picture?
(a) Mutti is sad but does not cry.
(b) Mutti acknowledges it as fact but nothing more.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Mutti sheds tears on her response letter.

8. What do the children learn about Mutti?
(a) Mutti is in a hard labor camp.
(b) She is starving at the camp.
(c) Mutti wil be released soon.
(d) She remains healthy at the camp.

9. How does Mina feel about Micha's determination?
(a) Supportive of his passion.
(b) She is hesistant about what he may find.
(c) Mina does not mind as long as the family remains together.
(d) Angry that he is not focusing on the present.

10. How does Jochen die?
(a) The Russians shoot him.
(b) He falls out of a hayloft.
(c) He is captured by American soldiers.
(d) He drowns in the river.

11. What does Mina try to remind Micha about?
(a) That Opa killed Jews in the war.
(b) That his family is not responsible for Opa's actions.
(c) That Opa is still the same grandfather.
(d) That his Oma still loves him.

12. 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 the only thing he feels is sadness.
(c) That he lost sadness a long time ago, even before the Germans came.
(d) That he is not sad.

13. What confuses Lore when they are close to Oma's?
(a) Tomas tells Lore that Oma may be in prison too.
(b) Oma is said to not live there anymore.
(c) She cannot recognize the city with so many bombed areas.
(d) No one seems to recognize Oma's name.

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

15. Why is Elena angry with Micha?
(a) Micha says he is not their friend and does not know why he is there.
(b) Micha does not understand her when she takes him to an important site.
(c) She wants him to stay longer.
(d) Elena is upset Micha does not speak with Jozef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret do the children keep from Oma and Wiebke?

2. What is Oma's demeanor like?

3. What bothers Micha about Mina's background?

4. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?

5. What condition is Oma's house in?

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