B) Not being able to write letters home to their families
C) Not knowing the exact day of their execution
D) Not being able to go outside during free time
The normal text font means that the story is being told
A) in the present
B) in the past
C) in the future
D) none of the above
At a young age, what future job did Helmuth want?
A) Teacher
B) Doctor
C) Soldier
D) Machinist
Helmuth's grandparents live
A) in a concentration camp
B) across town, about 10 minutes away by train
C) in the apartment next door to where Helmuth lives
D) none of the above are correct
Gerhard can be described as
A) a realist, meaning that he takes everything very literally and cannot think outside the box
B) a dreamer with a big imagination
C) a person that worries a great deal about the future
D) a person who lives his life in the moment
A "warmonger," as described in the story, is a person who
A) supports war and fighting
B) is against war and fighting
C) has no opinion regarding war and fighting
D) only supports war in some instances
True or false: Helmuth is Jewish.
True
False
True or false: Helmuth is surprised by the way that students act at school once Hitler has been deemed chancellor; it is almost like the students are in control, not the teachers.
True
False
This is the Jewish boy at Helmuth's school that is made fun of by the other students:
A) Benno
B) Joseph
C) Hans
D) Rudi
In the novel, Helmuth is upset with his mother because
A) she forces him to go to the parade with her
B) she will not allow Helmuth to go to the parade with his brothers
C) she does not want him to become a soldier
D) he gets into a fight with another boy at school
Helmuth's grandfather
A) supports Hitler and what he can do for the country
B) does not agree with Hitler
C) is neutral regarding Hitler (he doesn't care one way or the other)
D) decides to wait and see what Hitler's plans are for the country before making a decision
Another name for the Nazi party is
A) The National Socialist Party
B) The Jewish Regression Party
C) The National Bipartisan Party
D) The General Republic of Germany Party
In the novel, Helmuth's mom is referred to as
A) Mutti
B) Emma
C) Oma
D) Opa
Which person could be described as a "warmonger?"
A) Helmuth
B) Opa
C) Mutti
D) Hitler
The conditions in the prison where Helmuth is held can best be described as
A) dreary and horrible
B) manageable
C) upbeat and positive
D) average
Which of the following quotes from the novel best supports your response to the previous question?
A) "In a cell on the ground floor, the light shifts dark shapes into a small stool, a scrawny table, and a bed made of wooden boards with no mattress or blanket."
B) "He remembers how all of Germany was very poor and how Adolf Hitler promised to make everything better."
C) "He sees an eye, a nose, half a mouth, half a face."