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1. In what year does the telling of Josef's narrative begin?

1938.

2. For what reason has Josef's family recently moved to a smaller apartment in Berlin upon the opening of the novel?

Due to recently-enacted Nazi laws.

3. The Nazis who storm Josef's family's home are never depicted directly by the author. Instead, what word is used to refer to them throughout the scene?

Shadows.

4. What is Josef's father's profession at the start of the novel?

Lawyer.

5. For what transgression do the Nazis say they are taking Josef's father into "protective custody" (3)?

For practicing law as a Jewish man.

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