TBWD: Sections 3-4 Quiz: 2019

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"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, or show?

A) Mysterious and dangerous 

B) Tranquil and calm 

C) Crazed and outrageous

D) normal and typical 

What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of Section 4?

A) The citizens of Germany are protesting the radio law that Hitler has enforced

B) The riots are in retribution for the Jew who killed the Nazi official in Paris

C) The riots are just another hateful crime that the Germans are carrying out against the Jews; there is no purpose behind them besides hate

D) The Jews started the riots to protest the atrocities that are being committed against them

In the novel Mutti says, "Silence is how people get on sometimes." This quote demonstrates -

A) the realization of German people that silence is golden

B) the acceptance the German people feel toward the laws being passed in Germany

C) the gratitude the German people felt toward the Fatherland and having Hitler as their leader 

D) the fear the German people have about voicing their opinions against Hitler

Why does Gerhard move into the spare bedroom at his grandparents' apartment?

A) He gets a new job and wants to be closer to work 

B) He cannot stand being around Hugo any longer 

C) He gets into a fight with his mother and is kicked out of the apartment 

D) His grandmother is in poor health and he wants to be close in order to care for her 

What is purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law? What would happen to someone who broke this law?

A) The law requires German people to only listen to German radio stations; life in prison and/or death 

B) The law requires that German people own shortwave radios; life in prison and/or death 

C) The law requires that German people no longer own radios of any sort; life in prison and/or death 

D) The law requires that German people only listen to Hitler's broadcasts on the radio; life in prison and/or death 

What bombshell do Mutti and Hugo drop on Helmuth?

A) They are going to have another baby

B) They are going to be transferred to a new city because of Hugo's job

C) They are going to get married

D) They are breaking up

Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?

A) A banned Karl May novel

B) A shortwave radio

C) A letter signed by a Nazi official

D) A timeline that details the plans for the war

Which friend helps Helmuth create the detective agency?

A) Rudi 

B) Karl 

C) Benno 

D) Gerhard 

According to the novel, the Jungvolk is -

A) A radio station that Helmuth likes to listen to

B) The Hitler Youth group for boys 10-14

C) The newspaper that Hugo reads to get his information about what is going on in the war

D) A town in Germany Helmuth used to live in

What is the name of Helmuth's detective agency?

A) Lord Byron Detective Agency 

B) Speyer Detective Agency 

C) Lord Lister Detective Agency 

D) Lorsche Abbey Agency 

Helmuth believes that he and his friend have an advantage to finding out information about crimes because -

A) they are young, so criminals won't suspect that they are working for the police 

B) they appear older than they actually are, so criminals will think that they're trustworthy 

C) a lot of the crimes are occuring in Helmuth's own neighborhood 

D) since Hugo is a well-known and respected soldier, criminals will fear Helmuth when they discover Hugo and Helmuth are related 

What does Inspector Becker give Helmuth?

A) A robbery case to investigate 

B) Nothing; he sends the boys away because he thinks they are too young 

C) He hires him as an assistant 

D) A murder case to solve

Which of the following passages from the novel BEST proves that Helmuth feels unsure that Franz Seemann was actually guilty of murder?

A) "Inspector Becker seems to have already found Franz Seemann guilty. But Inspector Becker shakes their hands and assures them they did the right thing. He will send two agents to pick up Franz Seemann and bring him in for questioning." 

B) "Two days later, Helmuth and Rudi stop by the police station, and Inspector Becker tells them that Seemann is in prison where he belongs. Becker pumps their hands again, congratulates them for helping to solve the case, promises to keep them in mind if he has other cases for them to solve." 

C) "Helmuth pushes down the unease he feels. Surely he hasn't accused an innocent man. Surely Inspector Becker would not allow that to happen. But still the unease is there, that nagging feeling." 

D) 'I don't know. We only have a name. But at least we have information for Inspector Becker, something for him to go on.'" 

True or false: After the case with Franz Seemann ends, the boys continue to help Inspector Becker solve other cases.

True

False

Why is Rudi reported as a potential enemy agent?

A) The nurses went through his wallet when he was at the hospital and found his Lord Lister card 

B) Inspector Becker reports him after discovering his real age 

C) His Hitler Youth leader reported him after he did not attend a mandatory training session 

D) None of the above are correct 

"Rudi looks ready to cry. 'They fired question after question at me. They took my words, twisted them, and used them against me. They wanted to know what adults were involved. '

This is unfair!' says Helmuth. 'A Gestapo badge is not a license to abuse innocent people.'

Rudi quiets him. 'I told them to ask Inspector Becker, that he would know who I am. The men wrote his name down and then said they'd check out my story, and for my sake, I better not be lying. I'll never forget the look in their eyes - like they enjoyed scaring me - and then they said, 'We'll find out the truth. We always do.'"

These excerpts from the novel prove that the Gestapo (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) -

A) treat people equally and fairly 

B) treat people maliciously and abuse their power 

C) are willing to use physical force and abuse in order to get people to confess 

D) know when they have crossed a line in terms of their power 

E) were a powerhouse in Germany and caused a great deal of fear among citizens 

As a punishment for Helmuth's behavior and comment in class, Herr Vinke assigns the class to -

A) write an essay about why Adolf Hitler is the "savior of the Fatherland" 

B) listen to a broadcast about the Nazis on the radio

C) attend a community service project on the weekend 

D) attend a mandatory Jungvolk meeting after school to learn about the Nazi government 

Which two characters get into an argument while Helmuth tries to write his essay?

A) Rudi and Karl 

B) Hugo and Gerhard 

C) Hans and Gerhard 

D) Hugo and Mutti 

"Helmuth knows he's supposed to support his country and its leaders, and yet the Nazis feel dark and threatening, too."

Helmuth's battle about going back and forth as to whether or not he should support Hitler's ideas is an example of -

A) an external conflict 

B) an internal conflict 

C) an allusion 

D) foreshadowing 

For his essay, Helmuth decides to write -

A) what he truly believes about Hitler and the Nazi government 

B) what he believes his teacher will want to hear and what will earn him a good grade 

C) what Mutti believes about Hitler and the Nazi government 

D) nothing; he decides to stay true to himself and not complete the assignment 

"The inside of Helmuth's head feels like crashing cymbals. The words, the sentences, waver, bang apart, come back together again until at least he's finished. He stares at the handwritten pages and feels worse than a coward. He feels like a traitor, a traitor to his brother but mostly a traitor to himself. A traitor to his true feelings."

The above passage from the novel illustrates an -

A) internal conflict 

B) external conflict 

C) neither of these 

Franz's arrest and imprisonment proves that -

A) the police are willing to arrest people without proper investigation

B) the police are taking too much time to conduct proper investigations

C) more kids should be hired as detectives

D) Inspector Becker is a trustworthy detective

Who are the Gestapo?

A) The Nazi police 

B) Detectives 

C) The German news reporters

D) The church workers that help out the Jewish people 

What does the word "verboten" mean?

A) Forbidden 

B) Betrayed 

C) Clemency 

D) Allowed 

What major event occurs at the end of Section 3?

A) Another major government building has been set on fire

B) A young Jewish person has shot a Nazi official

C) Threats have been made to assassinate Hitler

D) Hugo and Mutti decide to get divorced 

Why did Helmuth's brother Gerhard join the German army?

A) He wanted to stop the Russians from taking over German land 

B) He was drafted into the army 

C) He loved Hitler's dreams for Germany and wanted to be a part of supporting the Nazi government

D) Hugo forces him to join the army because he feels like he would be a great leader and soldier

According to the novel, where were the Jews on the train being shipped?

A) Germany 

B) Poland 

C) United States

D) Czechoslovakia

Why did Gerhard say that Hans will never be drafted by Germany to fight in the war?

A) Hans isn't old enough to be drafted into the army 

B) Hans already serves the Fatherland by building submarines

C) Hans is not a loyal German and is at risk of being deported 

D) Hans recently suffered an injury and therefore was unable to serve

What was the name of the new law that forbade Germans to listen to foreign radio stations?

A) Exceptional Radio Law 

B) Extraordinary Radio Law 

C) Antenne Radio Law 

D) Brecken Radio Law 

Who foreshadows Helmuth's fate by stating, "You had better watch your step or you could find yourself sitting in jail---or worse."

A) Gerhard 

B) Hugo 

C) Rudi 

D) Herr Vinke 

What song was Helmuth singing as he, Karl, and Rudi walked home from choir practice?

A) Bruder Jakob

B) You Are My Sunshine

C) Onward Christian Soldiers

D) Alle Vogel 

Why did the Junior Gestapo boys tell Helmuth he shouldn't be singing that song?

A) It was un-German

B) It was Polish

C) Hitler banned singing of any kind

D) The storm troopers just want to give Helmuth and his friends a hard time because they are out past curfew 

In Brother Worbs' prayer, what does he refer to the Nazis as?

A) murderers

B) warmongers

C) butchers

D) liars 

How did Helmuth spend New Year's Eve, 1940?

A) He attended a party at Mutti's and Hugo's house

B) He slept over at his friend, Karl's, house

C) He, Rudi, and Brother Worbs were on air-raid duty

D) He was at marching practice for the Hitler Youth

When the story reverts back to prison, what did Helmuth say he'd trade his soup for?

A) A home-cooked meal from Mutti

B) A letter from Gerhard

C) Hugs from Oma and Opa

D) A letter from his girlfriend 

The Nazi storm troopers attacking Jewish people, businesses, churches, and homes is known as the Night of Broken Glass, or -

A) Ulm Minster

B) Kristallnacht

C) Dresden Frauenkirche

D) Berliner Philharmonie

According to the novel, where does Helmuth start working part-time?

A) his church, as a secretary

B) his school, as a janitor

C) Herr Kaltenbach's bakery

D) the government building in town

"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, or show?

A) Mysterious and dangerous 

B) Tranquil and calm 

C) Crazed and outrageous

D) normal and typical 

What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of Section 4?

A) The citizens of Germany are protesting the radio law that Hitler has enforced

B) The riots are in retribution for the Jew who killed the Nazi official in Paris

C) The riots are just another hateful crime that the Germans are carrying out against the Jews; there is no purpose behind them besides hate

D) The Jews started the riots to protest the atrocities that are being committed against them

In the novel Mutti says, "Silence is how people get on sometimes." This quote demonstrates - 

A) the realization of German people that silence is golden

B) the acceptance the German people feel toward the laws being passed in Germany

C) the gratitude the German people felt toward the Fatherland and having Hitler as their leader 

D) the fear the German people have about voicing their opinions against Hitler

Why does Gerhard move into the spare bedroom at his grandparents' apartment? 

A) He gets a new job and wants to be closer to work 

B) He cannot stand being around Hugo any longer 

C) He gets into a fight with his mother and is kicked out of the apartment 

D) His grandmother is in poor health and he wants to be close in order to care for her 

What is purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law? What would happen to someone who broke this law?

A) The law requires German people to only listen to German radio stations; life in prison and/or death 

B) The law requires that German people own shortwave radios; life in prison and/or death 

C) The law requires that German people no longer own radios of any sort; life in prison and/or death 

D) The law requires that German people only listen to Hitler's broadcasts on the radio; life in prison and/or death 

What bombshell do Mutti and Hugo drop on Helmuth?

A) They are going to have another baby

B) They are going to be transferred to a new city because of Hugo's job

C) They are going to get married

D) They are breaking up

Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?

A) A banned Karl May novel

B) A shortwave radio

C) A letter signed by a Nazi official

D) A timeline that details the plans for the war

Which friend helps Helmuth create the detective agency?

A) Rudi 

B) Karl 

C) Benno 

D) Gerhard 

According to the novel, the Jungvolk is - 

A) A radio station that Helmuth likes to listen to

B) The Hitler Youth group for boys 10-14

C) The newspaper that Hugo reads to get his information about what is going on in the war

D) A town in Germany Helmuth used to live in

What is the name of Helmuth's detective agency?

A) Lord Byron Detective Agency 

B) Speyer Detective Agency 

C) Lord Lister Detective Agency 

D) Lorsche Abbey Agency 

Helmuth believes that he and his friend have an advantage to finding out information about crimes because - 

A) they are young, so criminals won't suspect that they are working for the police 

B) they appear older than they actually are, so criminals will think that they're trustworthy 

C) a lot of the crimes are occuring in Helmuth's own neighborhood 

D) since Hugo is a well-known and respected soldier, criminals will fear Helmuth when they discover Hugo and Helmuth are related 

What does Inspector Becker give Helmuth?

A) A robbery case to investigate 

B) Nothing; he sends the boys away because he thinks they are too young 

C) He hires him as an assistant 

D) A murder case to solve

Which of the following passages from the novel BEST proves that Helmuth feels unsure that Franz Seemann was actually guilty of murder? 

A) "Inspector Becker seems to have already found Franz Seemann guilty. But Inspector Becker shakes their hands and assures them they did the right thing. He will send two agents to pick up Franz Seemann and bring him in for questioning." 

B) "Two days later, Helmuth and Rudi stop by the police station, and Inspector Becker tells them that Seemann is in prison where he belongs. Becker pumps their hands again, congratulates them for helping to solve the case, promises to keep them in mind if he has other cases for them to solve." 

C) "Helmuth pushes down the unease he feels. Surely he hasn't accused an innocent man. Surely Inspector Becker would not allow that to happen. But still the unease is there, that nagging feeling." 

D) 'I don't know. We only have a name. But at least we have information for Inspector Becker, something for him to go on.'" 

True or false: After the case with Franz Seemann ends, the boys continue to help Inspector Becker solve other cases. 

True

False

Why is Rudi reported as a potential enemy agent? 

A) The nurses went through his wallet when he was at the hospital and found his Lord Lister card 

B) Inspector Becker reports him after discovering his real age 

C) His Hitler Youth leader reported him after he did not attend a mandatory training session 

D) None of the above are correct 

"Rudi looks ready to cry. 'They fired question after question at me. They took my words, twisted them, and used them against me. They wanted to know what adults were involved. '

This is unfair!' says Helmuth. 'A Gestapo badge is not a license to abuse innocent people.' 

Rudi quiets him. 'I told them to ask Inspector Becker, that he would know who I am. The men wrote his name down and then said they'd check out my story, and for my sake, I better not be lying. I'll never forget the look in their eyes - like they enjoyed scaring me - and then they said, 'We'll find out the truth. We always do.'" 

These excerpts from the novel prove that the Gestapo (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)  -

A) treat people equally and fairly 

B) treat people maliciously and abuse their power 

C) are willing to use physical force and abuse in order to get people to confess 

D) know when they have crossed a line in terms of their power 

E) were a powerhouse in Germany and caused a great deal of fear among citizens 

As a punishment for Helmuth's behavior and comment in class, Herr Vinke assigns the class to - 

A) write an essay about why Adolf Hitler is the "savior of the Fatherland" 

B) listen to a broadcast about the Nazis on the radio

C) attend a community service project on the weekend 

D) attend a mandatory Jungvolk meeting after school to learn about the Nazi government 

Which two characters get into an argument while Helmuth tries to write his essay?

A) Rudi and Karl 

B) Hugo and Gerhard 

C) Hans and Gerhard 

D) Hugo and Mutti 

"Helmuth knows he's supposed to support his country and its leaders, and yet the Nazis feel dark and threatening, too." 

Helmuth's battle about going back and forth as to whether or not he should support Hitler's ideas is an example of - 

A) an external conflict 

B) an internal conflict 

C) an allusion 

D) foreshadowing 

For his essay, Helmuth decides to write - 

A) what he truly believes about Hitler and the Nazi government 

B) what he believes his teacher will want to hear and what will earn him a good grade 

C) what Mutti believes about Hitler and the Nazi government 

D) nothing; he decides to stay true to himself and not complete the assignment 

"The inside of Helmuth's head feels like crashing cymbals. The words, the sentences, waver, bang apart, come back together again until at least he's finished. He stares at the handwritten pages and feels worse than a coward. He feels like a traitor, a traitor to his brother but mostly a traitor to himself. A traitor to his true feelings." 

The above passage from the novel illustrates an - 

A) internal conflict 

B) external conflict 

C) neither of these 

Franz's arrest and imprisonment proves that - 

A) the police are willing to arrest people without proper investigation

B) the police are taking too much time to conduct proper investigations

C) more kids should be hired as detectives

D) Inspector Becker is a trustworthy detective

Who are the Gestapo? 

A) The Nazi police 

B) Detectives 

C) The German news reporters

D) The church workers that help out the Jewish people 

What does the word "verboten" mean?

A) Forbidden 

B) Betrayed 

C) Clemency 

D) Allowed 

What major event occurs at the end of Section 3?

A) Another major government building has been set on fire

B) A young Jewish person has shot a Nazi official

C) Threats have been made to assassinate Hitler

D) Hugo and Mutti decide to get divorced 

Why did Helmuth's brother Gerhard join the German army?

A) He wanted to stop the Russians from taking over German land 

B) He was drafted into the army 

C) He loved Hitler's dreams for Germany and wanted to be a part of supporting the Nazi government

D) Hugo forces him to join the army because he feels like he would be a great leader and soldier

According to the novel, where were the Jews on the train being shipped?

A) Germany 

B) Poland 

C) United States

D) Czechoslovakia

Why did Gerhard say that Hans will never be drafted by Germany to fight in the war?

A) Hans isn't old enough to be drafted into the army 

B) Hans already serves the Fatherland by building submarines

C) Hans is not a loyal German and is at risk of being deported 

D) Hans recently suffered an injury and therefore was unable to serve

What was the name of the new law that forbade Germans to listen to foreign radio stations?

A) Exceptional Radio Law 

B) Extraordinary Radio Law 

C) Antenne Radio Law 

D) Brecken Radio Law 

Who foreshadows Helmuth's fate by stating, "You had better watch your step or you could find yourself sitting in jail---or worse."

A) Gerhard 

B) Hugo 

C) Rudi 

D) Herr Vinke 

What song was Helmuth singing as he, Karl, and Rudi walked home from choir practice?

A) Bruder Jakob

B) You Are My Sunshine

C) Onward Christian Soldiers

D) Alle Vogel 

Why did the Junior Gestapo boys tell Helmuth he shouldn't be singing that song?

A) It was un-German

B) It was Polish

C) Hitler banned singing of any kind

D) The storm troopers just want to give Helmuth and his friends a hard time because they are out past curfew 

In Brother Worbs' prayer, what does he refer to the Nazis as?

A) murderers

B) warmongers

C) butchers

D) liars 

How did Helmuth spend New Year's Eve, 1940?

A) He attended a party at Mutti's and Hugo's house

B) He slept over at his friend, Karl's, house

C) He, Rudi, and Brother Worbs were on air-raid duty

D) He was at marching practice for the Hitler Youth

When the story reverts back to prison, what did Helmuth say he'd trade his soup for?

A) A home-cooked meal from Mutti

B) A letter from Gerhard

C) Hugs from Oma and Opa

D) A letter from his girlfriend 

The Nazi storm troopers attacking Jewish people, businesses, churches, and homes is known as the Night of Broken Glass, or - 

A) Ulm Minster

B) Kristallnacht

C) Dresden Frauenkirche

D) Berliner Philharmonie

According to the novel, where does Helmuth start working part-time? 

A) his church, as a secretary

B) his school, as a janitor

C) Herr Kaltenbach's bakery

D) the government building in town

TBWD: Sections 3-4 Quiz: 2019

TBWD: Sections 3-4 Quiz: 2019

What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of Section 4?

In the novel Mutti says, "Silence is how people get on sometimes." This quote demonstrates -

Why does Gerhard move into the spare bedroom at his grandparents' apartment?

What is purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law? What would happen to someone who broke this law?

What bombshell do Mutti and Hugo drop on Helmuth?

Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?

Which friend helps Helmuth create the detective agency?

According to the novel, the Jungvolk is -

What is the name of Helmuth's detective agency?

Helmuth believes that he and his friend have an advantage to finding out information about crimes because -

What does Inspector Becker give Helmuth?

Which of the following passages from the novel BEST proves that Helmuth feels unsure that Franz Seemann was actually guilty of murder?

True or false: After the case with Franz Seemann ends, the boys continue to help Inspector Becker solve other cases.

Why is Rudi reported as a potential enemy agent?

As a punishment for Helmuth's behavior and comment in class, Herr Vinke assigns the class to -

Which two characters get into an argument while Helmuth tries to write his essay?

"Helmuth knows he's supposed to support his country and its leaders, and yet the Nazis feel dark and threatening, too." Helmuth's battle about going back and forth as to whether or not he should support Hitler's ideas is an example of -

For his essay, Helmuth decides to write -

Franz's arrest and imprisonment proves that -

Who are the Gestapo?

What does the word "verboten" mean?

What major event occurs at the end of Section 3?

Why did Helmuth's brother Gerhard join the German army?

According to the novel, where were the Jews on the train being shipped?

Why did Gerhard say that Hans will never be drafted by Germany to fight in the war?

What was the name of the new law that forbade Germans to listen to foreign radio stations?

Who foreshadows Helmuth's fate by stating, "You had better watch your step or you could find yourself sitting in jail---or worse."

What song was Helmuth singing as he, Karl, and Rudi walked home from choir practice?

Why did the Junior Gestapo boys tell Helmuth he shouldn't be singing that song?

In Brother Worbs' prayer, what does he refer to the Nazis as?

How did Helmuth spend New Year's Eve, 1940?

When the story reverts back to prison, what did Helmuth say he'd trade his soup for?

The Nazi storm troopers attacking Jewish people, businesses, churches, and homes is known as the Night of Broken Glass, or -

According to the novel, where does Helmuth start working part-time?

"Helmuth knows he's supposed to support his country and its leaders, and yet the Nazis feel dark and threatening, too."

Helmuth's battle about going back and forth as to whether or not he should support Hitler's ideas is an example of -