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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the farmer's wife ask if Lore's mother is still around?
(a) Mutti has been captured by the Nazis.
(b) Mutti has gone to find Vati.
(c) Mutti has possibly died.
(d) Mutti has possibly gone with the Americans.

2. Where is their destination when Lore and her siblings leave the hideout?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Fulda.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Nurembourg.

3. What transaction occurs between Mutti and the visitors from the jeep?
(a) They both sign some papers.
(b) They hand Mutti some food.
(c) Mutti hands them money and jewelry.
(d) They search her home.

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

5. How does the reader know the woman who helps Lore is also in bad shape?
(a) She lives in a shed.
(b) The food she offers is spoiled.
(c) There is no soap or extra food.
(d) The blankets she lends them are worn through.

6. What is constantly on Helmut's mind that reminds him that he is a disappointment?
(a) His sad expressions in family photos.
(b) He takes bad photos.
(c) He is not a soldier.
(d) The way his mother looks at him.

7. Who helps Helmut obtain consistent food?
(a) A veteran.
(b) Another man who has lost his family.
(c) The train station guard.
(d) The local baker.

8. Where is Gladigau after the second bombing?
(a) She is waiting for Helmut at the train station.
(b) She is assumed to have died.
(c) She is assumed to have evacuated.
(d) She is hiding in the dark room.

9. What occurs overnight at the church Lore and the children sleep in?
(a) A young man comes and sleeps in the pew next to them.
(b) They are evicted by the church members.
(c) Their food is stolen.
(d) Their carriage is stolen.

10. How many siblings does Lore have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

11. Who does Helmut pose with in his smiling picture?
(a) The train station guard.
(b) A troop of soldiers.
(c) His parents.
(d) Gladigau.

12. How are Lore and her siblings received by the first set of strangers they meet?
(a) Apathetically.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With pity.
(d) With care and concern.

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

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

15. What is Helmut's reaction during the second bombing?
(a) He yells and runs to the cellar with the other tenants.
(b) He yells for his parents while running around the streets.
(c) He walks outside and wanders the streets.
(d) He cries and stays in his bed until it is all over.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helmut consistently obtain food?

2. What makes the children start to fight when Mutti speaks with the farmer?

3. How are Lore and the children able to get food when there is no money?

4. Why does Lore bury the last of Vati's pictures?

5. Who helps Helmut when he is confronted at the train station?

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