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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Micha cry for when he cries about Opa's past?
2. What does Micha like about his pictures of Opa?
3. Why does Lore stop seeing Tomas?
4. Why does Andrej get angry with Micha?
5. What secret is Tomas holding from Lore?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the pictures of Micha and his Opa. Why are these pictures special to Micha?
3. Lore is hesitant about Tomas when they first meet. What are Lore's feelings as time progresses?
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. Lore learns to question the truth and learn more from strangers. What reality does Lore have about her parents?
7. Only Micha seems adamant on searching the truth about Opa. What is Mutti and Vati's point of view in regards to Opa?
8. 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.
9. 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?
10. Jochen dies from Russian soldiers shooting at him. What is the significance of his death? Why does Seiffert add this to Lore's story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe in detail and follow the progression of Lore's feelings for Tomas. How does she feel about him when she first sees him? How does she feel about Tomas when Juri asks about him on the ferry?
Essay Topic 2
Helmut speaks of loyalty and pride in regards to the Third Reich. However, Helmut is human and more complex than having a simple faith. How does Helmut show indications that his loyalty are also feelings that are self-serving and not for the people of Germany?
Essay Topic 3
Many characters in the novel are shown doing both good and bad deeds. Write about what makes a person good or bad. What goes into the title of good or bad?
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