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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. What Bible verse does Helmuth think of as he prepares to write letters to his family?

2. In June 1941, what countries have the Nazis overrun?

3. In 1941 when Gerhard comes home what does Oma make for a meal?

4. In September 1940, where are Helmuth, Rudi, and Karl walking home from?

5. Who is Helmuth missing on New Year's Eve 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Helmuth, Rudi, and Brother Worbs spend New Year's Eve in 1940?

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

3. Where do prisoners wait for their interrogations at Gestapo headquarters and how do they wait?

4. What does Helmuth discover at his workplace after he graduates from school?

5. What is the concentration camp like where Helmuth is taken after his first interrogation?

6. When British bombers bomb Hamburg in June 1940, what do Helmuth and Rudi say about the incident?

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

8. In 1942, what happens at 1:05 p.m. while Helmuth is in his cell?

9. Where does Gerhard go for his mandatory Reich Labor Service and what does he do?

10. What damage is done in Hamburg when British bombers bomb the city in June 1940?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Helmuth learns from BBC broadcasts that Germany is not truthful about the progress of the war and uses propaganda to mask Germany’s losses. What propaganda does Hitler use? How does he use propaganda to control the German people? How is propaganda used to motivate the German people into supporting the war?

Essay Topic 2

Helmuth reads in a book by Heinrich Mann that “revolutions are rare because people are too selfish.” What happens to people who dare to question Hitler’s government? What do most people in the novel do when they see injustice or lose freedoms? Based on what the author reveals about characters and their actions, are people too selfish to revolt against Hitler?

Essay Topic 3

Once Hitler became chancellor, he began taking away the rights of German citizens and of Jews. What freedoms did Hitler take from the Germans and the Jews? What force did he establish to enforce his laws? How did Hitler and the Nazis abuse the power they gained?

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