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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Helmut," Section 5 (Pages 44-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Helmut's new job in 1945?
(a) He is the owner of a photo shop.
(b) He digs trenches and piles rubble.
(c) He is Berlin's historian.
(d) He takes tickets from passengers at the train station.

2. How do Helmut's parents deny his birth defect?
(a) The parents push him to be normal.
(b) They ignore Helmut as he grows up.
(c) They tell Helmut it is all in his mind.
(d) They see a second doctor.

3. What do families feel towards Helmut before the bombing?
(a) Pity.
(b) Delight.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Indifference.

4. Which of Helmut's family portraits does Papi usually prefer?
(a) Ones that show the entire family smiling and proud.
(b) Ones that hide Helmut's birth defect.
(c) Ones that include Helmut smiling.
(d) Ones that include Helmut in uniform.

5. Who is the first to indicate Helmut's disability to him?
(a) The sports teacher.
(b) Papi.
(c) Gladigau.
(d) The train station guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gladigau and Helmut first film with color?

2. Where does Helmut make a home after his is destroyed?

3. What will become of Berlin?

4. Where is Helmut born?

5. How is Helmut's ability as a darkroom technician described?

(see the answer key)

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