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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 part of Germany is Lore's family from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Nurembourg.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Cologne.

2. Who comes to visit Mutti in a jeep?
(a) The French.
(b) Russians.
(c) Americans.
(d) The British.

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

4. How is Papi best described?
(a) Disloyal to the Third Reich.
(b) Proud of his son.
(c) Hard working.
(d) Happy and cheerful.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mutti embarrassed of Helmut?

2. What is Helmut's new job in 1945?

3. What does Helmut notice during the family beach vacation?

4. What do patrons at the shop give instead of money for food?

5. What is Lore's reaction to the twin's sprawl on the ground?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Lore offers to buy food from the woman who gives her bread and milk, she asks if Lore has anything other than money. Why does the woman not prefer money?

3. 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?

4. Although Seiffert does not say much about the farmers, what are the implied feelings of the farmers?

5. Other than Lore, what do the children know of the current situation?

6. Mutti tries to burn the badges but they do not burn all the way. Lore tries to throw them deep into the river, but buries them in the bushes when this does not work. What do the badges and the efforts to rid them symbolize?

7. When the family eats their soup, Juri shyly offers his bread to Tomas. What does this indicate about Juri and his family?

8. 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?

9. Helmut has the opportunity to work as a soldier five years into the war. What are Helmut's thoughts and feelings towards being a soldier?

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

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