The Boy Who Dared - Sections 4-6 Quiz
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26 questions
1
Why does the author include the line "Helmuth buries himself in his work but
can't concentrate, not with Herr Mohn's eyes boring into his back" at the end of
Section 6?
Why does the author include the line "Helmuth buries himself in his work but
can't concentrate, not with Herr Mohn's eyes boring into his back" at the end of
Section 6?
1
Who gets arrested and taken to a concentration camp?
Who gets arrested and taken to a concentration camp?
1
Why does the author include the above event?
Why does the author include the above event?
1
Which quotation shows that the Nazis are lying to the German people?
Which quotation shows that the Nazis are lying to the German people?
2
What are two illegal acts that Helmuth commits against Germany during Sections
4-6?
What are two illegal acts that Helmuth commits against Germany during Sections
4-6?
3
Explain why Helmuth believes the BBC rather than the RRG.
Explain why Helmuth believes the BBC rather than the RRG.
2
"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 does the above description convey?
"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 does the above description convey?
1
What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of
Section 4?
What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of
Section 4?
2
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?
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?
1
Explain why Gerhard moved into the spare bedroom at his grandparent's apartment.
Explain why Gerhard moved into the spare bedroom at his grandparent's apartment.
2
Describe the difference between the Hitler Youth and the Jungvolk.
Describe the difference between the Hitler Youth and the Jungvolk.
2
Explain the purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law. What would happen to
someone who broke this law?
Explain the purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law. What would happen to
someone who broke this law?
1
What bombshell do Hugo and Mutti drop on Helmuth?
What bombshell do Hugo and Mutti drop on Helmuth?
2
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?
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?
1
Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?
Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?
1
After Helmuth graduates, where does he get a job?
After Helmuth graduates, where does he get a job?
2
What does Helmuth find in the basement of his office building? What does he do
with what he finds?
What does Helmuth find in the basement of his office building? What does he do
with what he finds?
1
Germany declares war on what country, also known as a "powerhouse?"
Germany declares war on what country, also known as a "powerhouse?"
1
How does Helmuth prove to Karl the Nazis have been lying to the German people?
How does Helmuth prove to Karl the Nazis have been lying to the German people?
1
What does Helmuth use to make the flyers look like official government notices?
What does Helmuth use to make the flyers look like official government notices?
3
Describe what happened to Brother Worbs at the concentration camp.
Describe what happened to Brother Worbs at the concentration camp.
1
Explain how Helmuth acts on his anger toward the Nazis - he creates a what?
Explain how Helmuth acts on his anger toward the Nazis - he creates a what?
2
At the beginning, who does Helmuth get to join him on his plan to distribute the
leaflets or fliers? What is their plan?
At the beginning, who does Helmuth get to join him on his plan to distribute the
leaflets or fliers? What is their plan?
1
Finish the following quote from the story, in which Helmuth explains to Karl and
Rudi why people won't expect them to be the ones distributing the leaflets.
"We're all under eighteen," says Helmuth. "Even if we are caught, we won't be
tried as ____________."
Finish the following quote from the story, in which Helmuth explains to Karl and
Rudi why people won't expect them to be the ones distributing the leaflets.
"We're all under eighteen," says Helmuth. "Even if we are caught, we won't be
tried as ____________."
2
Helmuth also recruits a co-worker to help him with his plan of distributing the
flyers. What is his name? Who does the co-worker know that might be able to help
them with their plan?
Helmuth also recruits a co-worker to help him with his plan of distributing the
flyers. What is his name? Who does the co-worker know that might be able to help
them with their plan?
2
What happens at the end of Section 6?
What happens at the end of Section 6?