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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fault does Helmut notice about cameras when shooting around Berlin?
(a) The developed colors are never correct.
(b) Cameras are too bulky to shoot in secret.
(c) The cameras are heavy with too many parts.
(d) Pictures do not exactly match what the witness really sees.

2. How is Helmut's ability as a darkroom technician described?
(a) Average.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Accurate and skillful.
(d) Slow but progressive.

3. What does Lore leave behind when Lore and the children leave a woman's home?
(a) Diapers and extra clothing.
(b) Her mother's earrings.
(c) Some of their food for the woman and her child.
(d) Some money.

4. What does Lore see in some public pictures?
(a) A man in a noose.
(b) Piles of starved, naked people.
(c) A burning cross.
(d) Swastika banners on fire.

5. When does Lore begin to trust Tomas?
(a) When she tells him about Mutti and the camp.
(b) When Tomas returns with the twins and Peter.
(c) When she lets Tomas sleep close to her.
(d) When Tomas safely brings them across the border.

6. Who comes to visit Mutti in a jeep?
(a) Americans.
(b) Russians.
(c) The French.
(d) The British.

7. Why is Mutti embarrassed of Helmut?
(a) Helmut takes bad pictures for Gladigau.
(b) She considers his quiet behavior rude.
(c) Because Helmut cannot join the army.
(d) Helmut is not very bright.

8. What does the confrontation at the train station indicate about the Third Reich's concerns?
(a) The soldiers are concerned about the well-being of the everyday man.
(b) The soldiers are unsure of the population's loyalty to the Third Reich.
(c) The Third Reich are adamant about having an organized train station schedule.
(d) The Third Reich are suspicious of photo documentation.

9. Who does Vati work for?
(a) The German Intelligence Agency.
(b) A farmer.
(c) The German army.
(d) The Nizkor Project.

10. Why is Mutti "clever" for having something on the table every night?
(a) Mutti is a first-class chef.
(b) She helps Helmut's arm get stronger.
(c) She is able to make dinner despite their poverty.
(d) Mutti is a busy woman with a full-time job.

11. Who helps Helmut when he is confronted at the train station?
(a) A stranger.
(b) A soldier.
(c) The train station guard.
(d) Papi.

12. What does Helmut notice about the train station?
(a) The people leaving are all soldiers.
(b) The number of trains is decreasing.
(c) There are more people departing than arriving.
(d) The number of trains is increasing.

13. What will become of Berlin?
(a) It will be under Soviet rule.
(b) It will be autonomous.
(c) It will be rebuilt to original plans.
(d) It will be divided.

14. What dilemma does Lore run into by the second day out?
(a) Whether to stay on the road or walk through fields.
(b) Whether to ask for directions or avoid conversations with people.
(c) Whether to continue to walk or buy train tickets.
(d) Whether to buy milk for Peter or bread for the rest of the children.

15. What attracts Lore to a particular tree?
(a) The large shade it provides in the heat.
(b) A "Wanted" picture of Vati.
(c) Two nice looking women to approach for directions.
(d) Crowds of people looking at something.

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought is on everyone's mind while Lore's family is in hiding?

2. What images of veterans are described in Section 4?

3. Who commits suicide just days after Helmut's last photo?

4. What happens to Helmut's feelings about being a soldier in Section 4?

5. What is Helmut's ritual when bombs fall in closely?

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