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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 sent an extra letter to Mutti.
(b) They stole, lied, and cheated on their way to Oma's.
(c) Tomas, their secret brother.
(d) Lore plans to leave with Tomas.

2. How does Jochen die?
(a) He is captured by American soldiers.
(b) The Russians shoot him.
(c) He falls out of a hayloft.
(d) He drowns in the river.

3. What do the children learn about Mutti?
(a) She is starving at the camp.
(b) Mutti is in a hard labor camp.
(c) Mutti wil be released soon.
(d) She remains healthy at the camp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bothers Micha about Mina's background?

3. Who else wants to know the truth if Micha finds it?

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

5. Why does Leisel punch Lore?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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.

4. Jozef and Elena recount their experiences of the German occupation. Summarize what it is like in Belarus during WWII.

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

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. 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?

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

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

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