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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Micha," Belarus, Spring 1999.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opportunity is Helmut given in 1945?
(a) He gains real employment at the train station.
(b) He is accepted by the army.
(c) He shows Gladigau his documentation of Berlin.
(d) He opens the shop under his name.

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

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

4. What happens to Mutti and Papi after the second bombing?
(a) They are hiding in the cellar.
(b) They are stuck under the rubble.
(c) They are assumed dead.
(d) They are assumed to have evacuated.

5. Who calls Micha to speak with him about the war?
(a) The woman's grandfather from the museum.
(b) Opa.
(c) Andrej.
(d) Kolesnik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leisel punch Lore?

2. Where is Helmut born?

3. What opportunity does Gladigau give Helmut?

4. How do Helmut's parents deny his birth defect?

5. How does Helmut feel as the war progresses?

(see the answer key)

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