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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. Micha and Jozef's first conversation can be described as ____________.
3. What surprise does Micha learn about Opa?
4. What bothers Micha about Mina's background?
5. What is Micha's relationship like with his Oma as he learns more about his Opa?
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. 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.
3. 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?
4. Only Micha seems adamant on searching the truth about Opa. What is Mutti and Vati's point of view in regards to Opa?
5. What is Micha's search for the truth doing to the family?
6. Jozef and Elena recount their experiences of the German occupation. Summarize what it is like in Belarus during WWII.
7. Describe Micha's feelings for his Opa as time goes on as he continues his search for the truth.
8. Lore learns to question the truth and learn more from strangers. What reality does Lore have about her parents?
9. Tomas travels with the family for a long time, but once they reach the border, he wants to leave them. Why would Tomas want to leave at this point?
10. Describe Micha's family dynamics.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Helmut is a photographer's assistant, Lore looks at her family photo, and Micha compares his Opa's pictures to Hitler and Jozef's. Explain the significance of pictures in Seiffert's novel. Without going into too much detail of each picture, write about how pictures in general tell a person's truth and lies.
Essay Topic 3
Summarize Tomas character and discuss the significance of his role in the novel. Why does Seiffert write him as a thief who steals from a dead Jew? What does this signify about the war, post-war, to Lore?
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