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

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

4. 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) Eerily calm.
(c) Mobbish.
(d) Friendly.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise does Micha learn about Opa?

2. What is Kolesnik's reply when Micha asks if he is sad?

3. What is Tomas' reaction when Lore questions him about fathers in prison?

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

5. What are Tomas' feelings after Jochen dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Micha's family dynamics.

2. Lore learns to question the truth and learn more from strangers. What reality does Lore have about her parents?

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

4. Oma explains to Lore that Vati and Mutti are good people despite their involvement. Explain Oma's situation and where she stands regarding Mutti and Vati.

5. Only Micha seems adamant on searching the truth about Opa. What is Mutti and Vati's point of view in regards to Opa?

6. Lore is hesitant about Tomas when they first meet. What are Lore's feelings as time progresses?

7. At first, Micha goes to the Kolesniks for his knowledge but over time, Elena is the one to request Micha's visit. What is the basis behind Micha's relationship with the Kolesniks?

8. 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?

9. What is Micha's search for the truth doing to the family?

10. Micha visits Minsk specifically to learn about his Opa. However, Micha runs into trouble learning about his grandfather's past. What obstacles stand in Micha's way?

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