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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Mutti give about Vati in Section 6?
(a) He is in a Russian prison.
(b) He is out of contact.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is safe.

2. Where do the kids stay when they reach Oma's city?
(a) In an abandoned building.
(b) In a Red Cross refugee shelter.
(c) A nearby church.
(d) The ferry dock.

3. Who speaks with Micha at the train station before he leaves again to search the truth about his Opa?
(a) Vati.
(b) Luise.
(c) Bernd.
(d) Mina.

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

5. Where does Micha stay on his last visit to Opa's old World War II station?
(a) Andrej's.
(b) Jozef's home.
(c) His Oma's old house.
(d) In a hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elena show Micha?

2. Micha and Jozef's first conversation can be described as ____________.

3. What does Micha like about his pictures of Opa?

4. What indicates the closeness between Lore's family and Tomas?

5. What is Mutti's response to Jochen missing from the picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the pictures of Micha and his Opa. Why are these pictures special to Micha?

2. Micha is insistent in his search for the truth to the point that it breaks up his family and angers his girlfriend. Explain Micha's drive to discover the truth about his Opa.

3. Elena brings Micha to the place where her husband and his Opa killed the Jews. Describe Elena's reaction to the site of the killing fields. How does this reaction show who she is as a person?

4. Jochen dies from Russian soldiers shooting at him. What is the significance of his death? Why does Seiffert add this to Lore's story?

5. Lore is hesitant about Tomas when they first meet. What are Lore's feelings as time progresses?

6. Oma explains to Lore that Vati and Mutti are good people despite their involvement. Explain Oma's situation and where she stands regarding Mutti and Vati.

7. Lore uses the tram with people reading the paper and has a ferry crossing as a birthday gift. What might these and other scenes in Section 7 predict about the future?

8. Jozef and Elena recount their experiences of the German occupation. Summarize what it is like in Belarus during WWII.

9. Many Holocaust images are posted to spread the truth of what occurred during the war. What are the people's views in regards to the photos?

10. Jozef explains to Micha how the soldiers are able to kill the Jews without self-blame. How is this done?

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