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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the farmer's wife ask if Lore's mother is still around?
(a) Mutti has possibly gone with the Americans.
(b) Mutti has gone to find Vati.
(c) Mutti has been captured by the Nazis.
(d) Mutti has possibly died.

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

4. Where is Gladigau after the second bombing?
(a) She is waiting for Helmut at the train station.
(b) She is assumed to have died.
(c) She is hiding in the dark room.
(d) She is assumed to have evacuated.

5. Who is the first to indicate Helmut's disability to him?
(a) The train station guard.
(b) The sports teacher.
(c) Gladigau.
(d) Papi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Helmut born?

2. Where does Lore's family run to hide when the end of the war is near?

3. When does Helmut begin to take pictures of Berlin again?

4. What does Lore see in some public pictures?

5. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Lore and her siblings walk on, some seem suspicious of their backgrounds but people usually help them anyway. Why do some people look at Lore's family with disdain but eventually help?

2. Helmut finally gets to join the army. What does this imply about the state of Germany at this point in the war?

3. What changes does Lore's family go through during the war?

4. Mutti and Papi love their son, but there is a stubborn denial that there is anything wrong with Helmut. What does it finally take them to accept the truth and how do they handle it?

5. Lore asks the woman for more food for her siblings but the woman initially responds with a look of possible fear. Why might the woman be afraid?

6. Helmut does not ever speak of Germany's purge of its own population. Does Helmut, as a common civilian, know about the prison camps in other parts of Germany? Does it make a difference in his beliefs?

7. As part of Papi's pay, Gladigau takes family portraits while Helmut grows up. How do the family portraits play a role in this story and what progression is observed from when Helmut is a newborn to the last individual photo?

8. When Juri is injured, Lore is the first to carry him on her back. What does this indicate about Lore and her responsibilities?

9. At night, when the bombs are close, Helmut shouts at the noise. Why does he feel this need? What does it do for him?

10. During one of Helmut's walks around the city, he encounters the SS collecting and trucking the gypsies away. What is Helmut's reaction to this event?

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