"Hugo leaves. Helmuth stands at the window, watches as Hugo crosses to the corner. It's drizzling. The black pavement gleams wet. The street is quiet. Oddly quiet. No police. No pedestrians. Just the distant rumble of a streetcar" (Section 4, pg. 70).
What mood, or feeling, does the above description convey? How do you know?
Question 2
2.
What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of Section 4?
Question 3
3.
What does Mutti mean when she says, "Silence is how people get on sometimes" in Section 4? How does Helmuth feel about what she says?
Question 4
4.
Explain why Helmuth moves into the spare bedroom at his grandparent's apartment.
Question 5
5.
Explain the purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law. What would happen to someone who broke this law?
Question 6
6.
What bombshell do Mutti and Hugo drop on Helmuth?
Question 7
7.
Explain why Karl, Rudi, and Helmuth are stopped on their way home from choir practice in Section 4. How does Helmuth feel about the whole scenario?
Question 8
8.
Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?
Question 9
9.
Why does Gerhard say that Hans will not be drafted into the military?
Question 10
10.
Gerhard believes that a person should still be loyal to their country, no matter who the leader is at the time.
Question 11
11.
Helmuth gets a new job working as
Question 12
12.
Which of the following pieces of textual evidence supports that Helmuth does not agree with what the members of the Junior Gestapo are saying when they stop Helmuth, Karl, and Rudi?
Question 13
13.
What song are Helmuth, Karl, and Rudi singing when they're stopped by members of the Junior Gestapo?
Question 14
14.
Which of the following is NOT one of things valued by the Hitler Youth?
Question 15
15.
Hitler had promised that once they gained control of this country, the war would be over:
Question 16
16.
In Brother Worbs' prayer, what does he refer to the Nazis as?
Question 17
17.
How did Helmuth spend New Year's Eve, 1940?
Question 18
18.
What is the name of the young Jewish boy who shot a Nazi official?
Question 19
19.
Gerhard believes that Helmuth should
Question 20
20.
Brother Worbs speaking out freely and describing how he truly feels about the Nazis during prayer time on New Years Eve demonstrates that he is
Question 21
21.
This person surprises Helmuth by returning home early -