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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. What secret do the children keep from Oma and Wiebke?
2. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?
3. Where do Lore and her siblings sleep regularly when they reach their destination?
4. What does Lore overhear on the train?
5. What secret is Tomas holding from 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. 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?
3. Only Micha seems adamant on searching the truth about Opa. What is Mutti and Vati's point of view in regards to Opa?
4. Lore learns to question the truth and learn more from strangers. What reality does Lore have about her parents?
5. What is Micha's search for the truth doing to the family?
6. Jozef explains to Micha how the soldiers are able to kill the Jews without self-blame. How is this done?
7. Lore is hesitant about Tomas when they first meet. What are Lore's feelings as time progresses?
8. Describe Micha's feelings for his Opa as time goes on as he continues his search for the truth.
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. 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
Seiffert rarely specifies time and she never specifies certain ages. Discuss why Seiffert would want to keep places and timing general. How does this help the reader understand these stories are representative of many people and not just one person's story?
Essay Topic 2
In Micha's story, Micha gets angry that the school only teaches about the occupation from the victim's perspective. This novel offers the German's perspective. Write a short paper on how this novel changed your ideas about WWII. Has it changed? How has it changed? Did you ever consider the human side of the German soldiers before? If so, does this novel give you a better idea?
Essay Topic 3
The novel touches upon lots of judgments and racism. Compare and contrast generational differences to these issues. How do the Omas feel? How do children of the veterans feel? Grandchildren?
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