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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Memories of 1942 - Pages 137-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brother Worbs pray for in a prayer on New Year's Eve 1940?
(a) Freedom from the Nazi butchers.
(b) Peace.
(c) End of Hitler's rule.
(d) End of the war.

2. What has Helmuth learned not to do in the mornings after being interrogated by the Gestapo?
(a) Use the bathroom.
(b) Not eat.
(c) Not drink.
(d) Do calisthenics.

3. What type of coat does Helmuth's mother wear in 1933?
(a) Cream wool.
(b) Brown wool.
(c) Black wool.
(d) Navy wool.

4. In March of 1941, what time does Helmuth listen to Gerhard's shortwave radio?
(a) 10:10 p.m.
(b) 10:15 p.m.
(c) 10:05 p.m.
(d) 9:55 p.m.

5. In 1938 what does Herr Vinke do when Helmuth asks why a solider does not let the flag fall and save himself?
(a) Gives the class an extra homework assignment.
(b) Slaps Helmuth's hand with a ruler.
(c) Makes Helmuth write 100 lines of text.
(d) Puts a mark in Helmuth's Party record book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, when does Gerhard graduate from training in the signal corps and sent to officer training school in Warsaw?

2. In 1942, what breakfast does Helmuth remember his mother making?

3. In 1940 when British bombers bomb Hamburg, what building is hit in a residential area?

4. In 1942, how many paces does it take Helmuth to go the length of his cell?

5. How old is Helmuth in 1942?

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