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

2. 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.

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

4. How does Micha feel about himself?
(a) He feels brave for his search.
(b) He is a coward.
(c) He is lucky to know Opa as a grandfather first.
(d) He is lost in his search.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mina feel about Micha's determination?

2. What does Lore overhear on the train?

3. Where does Micha stay on his last visit to Opa's old World War II station?

4. Why does Leisel punch Lore?

5. What is Micha's relationship like with his Oma as he learns more about his Opa?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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