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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 it about Micha's school that angers him?
(a) They cover the Nazi regime as only a small part of history.
(b) He sees hints of racism in the school curriculum.
(c) The way the children learn about the occupations.
(d) That his school does not teach about the labor camps.

2. What are the conversations like between Micha and Luise?
(a) They are on the same page about Opa.
(b) They are forced because of Mina.
(c) Their conversations turn into arguments about their family's reaction to Opa.
(d) They often talk about Micha's new baby to avoid confrontation.

3. Why does Leisel punch Lore?
(a) Lore gives the last dips of sugar to Juri.
(b) Leisel is angry that Mutti is not with Oma.
(c) Lore tells Tomas he should leave.
(d) Leisel discovers Lore lied about Vati.

4. What influences Tomas' decision to get on the train?
(a) A soldier coming towards them.
(b) Leisel's tears.
(c) Juri's cries.
(d) The look in Lore's eyes.

5. What sign of trouble does Tomas see when Lore and her siblings attempt to get on the train?
(a) A soldier with a gun.
(b) A crazy man with a brick running at them.
(c) The train is moving while passengers are boarding.
(d) There is no space on the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mutti's response to Jochen missing from the picture?

2. What news does Mutti give about Vati in Section 6?

3. What surprise does Micha learn about Opa?

4. What are the SS men doing in the photos displayed in the museum Micha visits?

5. Who does Micha cry for when he cries about Opa's past?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Describe Mutti's reaction to Jochen. Why does she react this way?

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

7. Describe Micha's family dynamics.

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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