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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Benches (1940)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl silence Friedrich on an outing?
(a) With a kiss.
(b) By covering his mouth with her hand.
(c) With a scream.
(d) By asking him to hush.

2. Who is Helga?
(a) The new cleaning lady that the narrator's mother hires.
(b) A girl with whom Friedrich falls in love.
(c) His mother's only sibling.
(d) His paternal aunt.

3. What does the narrator's father confess?
(a) That he has turned in the Schneiders as Jews.
(b) That his son is going to military school.
(c) That he has joined the Nazi party.
(d) That he is leaving Germany.

4. What does Mr. Schneider ask of the narrator's father?
(a) To continue as before.
(b) Nothing.
(c) To watch after his wife and son if something happens to Mr. Schneider.
(d) To try to borrow some money from Herr Resch.

5. What does Mr. Schneider offer the shop keeper?
(a) A valuable piece of jewelry.
(b) Help with organizing her shop.
(c) Money to fix the window.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Friedrich meet Helga?

2. What does Friedrich start doing with a girl?

3. What does the store owner call Friedrich?

4. Of what does Friedrich's father warn Friedrich?

5. Why doesn't Friedrich meet with the girl as agreed upon?

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