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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 secret do the children keep from Oma and Wiebke?
(a) They stole, lied, and cheated on their way to Oma's.
(b) They sent an extra letter to Mutti.
(c) Lore plans to leave with Tomas.
(d) Tomas, their secret brother.

2. What news does Mutti give about Vati in Section 6?
(a) He is in a Russian prison.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is out of contact.
(d) He is safe.

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

4. What is Kolesnik's reply when Micha asks if he is sad?
(a) That he is not sad.
(b) That the only thing he feels is sadness.
(c) That he gets sad when he talks about it but tries to move on.
(d) That he lost sadness a long time ago, even before the Germans came.

5. Where do Lore and her siblings presume Vati to be?
(a) In another country.
(b) Hiding in a rural area.
(c) With Mutti in a camp.
(d) In prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lore overhear on the train?

2. What does Micha like about his pictures of Opa?

3. Why does Lore stop seeing Tomas?

4. What is it about Micha's school that angers him?

5. Why is Elena angry with Micha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the pictures of Micha and his Opa. Why are these pictures special to Micha?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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.

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