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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of 1940 how do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve?
(a) Air-raid duty.
(b) Party.
(c) With Helmuth's grandparents.
(d) Church service.

2. In 1942, who are the first agents to interrogate Helmuth?
(a) Richter and Maier.
(b) Schafer and Fischer.
(c) Werner and Mohns.
(d) Wangemann and Mussner.

3. In 1941 when Helmuth helps Brother Worbs home, what injuries does Brother Worbs have?
(a) Broken shoulder.
(b) Broken bones that healed wrong.
(c) Head and back injuries.
(d) Broken fingers and no teeth.

4. When do the Nazis declare war on Russia?
(a) May 11, 1941.
(b) June 22, 1941.
(c) April 30, 1941.
(d) July 17, 1941.

5. During Christmas 1941, where does Karl go?
(a) His grandparents'.
(b) An aunt's farm.
(c) An uncle's farm.
(d) His cousins'.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1940 after Paris falls to the Germans, where does Hitler send the Luftwaffe to bomb?

2. What does Brother Worbs read on New Year's Eve 1940?

3. How does Helmuth try to signal Karl when they are at the Hall of Mirrors?

4. As 1940 ends, where is it rumored that camps are being built to detain Jews?

5. What time of day on October 27, 1942, does a guard bring Helmuth paper and pen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Helmuth feel after he betrays Karl and Rudi and why does he decide that he must live?

2. When Gerhard comes home in 1941, what does he look like?

3. Why does Helmuth sometimes hate Gerhard?

4. What is it like at the train station when Helmuth and his family say good-bye to Gerhard?

5. How does Helmuth feel as 1940 ends?

6. When Helmuth tells Hugo what he is writing his thesis for graduation, what does Hugo tell him?

7. What does Herr Meins say about Helmuth's essay and the topic?

8. What does Helmuth do that leads to his arrest?

9. After German troops march into France, what is done in Hamburg to prepare for war?

10. Why does Helmuth get in trouble one September night in 1940?

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