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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 speaks with Micha at the train station before he leaves again to search the truth about his Opa?
(a) Luise.
(b) Vati.
(c) Mina.
(d) Bernd.

2. Where does Micha stay on his last visit to Opa's old World War II station?
(a) His Oma's old house.
(b) Jozef's home.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) Andrej's.

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

4. What does Elena believe is her punishment for her husband's crimes?
(a) A lifetime of being ostracized.
(b) The inability to have children.
(c) Her children's early death.
(d) Racism aimed at her.

5. What is the scene like on the train when Juri and Leisel first enter?
(a) Eerily calm.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Mobbish.
(d) Confusion over how the children will get on the train.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What surprise does Micha learn about Opa?

4. How does Jochen die?

5. Who comforts Lore as she cries in bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Jozef explains to Micha how the soldiers are able to kill the Jews without self-blame. How is this done?

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. 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.

6. 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?

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

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. 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.

10. 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?

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