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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. How old is Helmuth in 1942?

2. The day that Hitler was appointed chancellor, what did Helmuth's mother fix for supper?

3. What shops do the Jewish families run that Helmuth knows in 1933?

4. In 1938 where does Gerhard work?

5. In 1942, what color prison smock does Helmuth wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. in 1938 what questions does Helmuth asks that gets him in trouble and gets him and his classmates extra homework?

2. When the Reichstag burns in 1933, what decrees does Hitler make?

3. In 1932, where and how is Helmuth playing with toy solidiers?

4. In 1933, why is Helmuth shocked that his school teacher says that Benno Seligmann and his family are traitors?

5. What is the Treaty of Versailles and how did it affect Germany?

6. Where is Helmuth on Day 264 in 1942 and what is he thinking?

7. In 1942, what does Helmuth do when a loud bell clangs?

8. In 1939, why does Hugo say that laws like not listening to foreign radio stations are necessary during wartime?

9. In 1932, what does Helmuth imagine as he plays with his soldiers and Gerhard reads?

10. In 1938 what does Hugo say about God and Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helmuth considers his life as he writes his last letters to his family. Does Helmuth consider that his life had purpose? What purpose does he believe that his life had and why?

Essay Topic 2

Helmuth is adopted by his mother’s husband, Hugo Hubener. How does Hugo influence Helmuth’s family, including his brothers? What is his role in Helmuth’s life, and how does his role change after Helmuth’s sentencing?

Essay Topic 3

Helmuth begins to realize that Hitler and the Nazis are lying. What are the circumstances and people who influence Helmuth? How do those circumstance and people influence Helmuth and lead him to want to tell the truth?

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