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

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

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

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

5. Who is at the center of Micha's mental family tree?
(a) His Oma.
(b) His Mutti.
(c) His Vati.
(d) His Opa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret is Tomas holding from Lore?

2. Where does Tomas go when the children leave to Oma?

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

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

5. What influences Tomas' decision to get on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tomas travels with the family for a long time, but once they reach the border, he wants to leave them. Why would Tomas want to leave at this point?

2. Micha is insistent in his search for the truth to the point that it breaks up his family and angers his girlfriend. Explain Micha's drive to discover the truth about his Opa.

3. Lore and the children keep Tomas a secret from Oma and Wiebke. Why is it not safe to tell them about Tomas?

4. Elena brings Micha to the place where her husband and his Opa killed the Jews. Describe Elena's reaction to the site of the killing fields. How does this reaction show who she is as a person?

5. Jochen dies from Russian soldiers shooting at him. What is the significance of his death? Why does Seiffert add this to Lore's story?

6. Describe Micha's feelings for his Opa as time goes on as he continues his search for the truth.

7. Many Holocaust images are posted to spread the truth of what occurred during the war. What are the people's views in regards to the photos?

8. The children take a family picture to send to Mutti. What is Lore's reflection about the changes in her and her siblings?

9. In the short amount of time Micha spends in Belarus on his first visit, he receives various receptions of his German background. Compare and contrast Andrej's and his mother's reception of Micha to the grandfather at the museum's.

10. Lore uses the tram with people reading the paper and has a ferry crossing as a birthday gift. What might these and other scenes in Section 7 predict about the future?

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