The Boy Who Dared - Section 1 Recap

Last updated over 2 years ago

18 questions

The Boy Who Dared - Section 1 Recap

Last updated over 2 years ago

18 questions

Question 1

The novel is written in a series of

A) flashbacks

B) predictions

C) foreshadowings

D) metaphors

Question 2

What day does the executioner work?

A) Monday

B) Tuesday

C) Thursday

D) Sunday

Question 3

What is a part of a prisoner's punishment?

A) Not being able to eat 3 meals a day

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

At a young age, what future job did Helmuth want?

A) Teacher

B) Doctor

C) Soldier

D) Machinist

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

True or false: Helmuth is Jewish.

True

False

Question 10

10.

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

Question 11

11.

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

Question 12

12.

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

Question 13

13.

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

Question 14

14.

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

Question 15

15.

In the novel, Helmuth's mom is referred to as

A) Mutti

B) Emma

C) Oma

D) Opa

Question 16

16.

Which person could be described as a "warmonger?"

A) Helmuth

B) Opa

C) Mutti

D) Hitler

Question 17

17.

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

Question 18

18.

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."

D) "Helmuth rejoices with relief."