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?
Question 2
2.
Who gets arrested and taken to a concentration camp?
Question 3
3.
Why does the author include the above event?
Question 4
4.
Which quotation shows that the Nazis are lying to the German people?
Question 5
5.
What are two illegal acts that Helmuth commits against Germany during Sections
4-6?
Question 6
6.
Explain why Helmuth believes the BBC rather than the RRG.
Question 7
7.
"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?
Question 8
8.
What is the cause of the riots that occur all over Germany at the beginning of
Section 4?
Question 9
9.
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 10
10.
Explain why Gerhard moved into the spare bedroom at his grandparent's apartment.
Question 11
11.
Describe the difference between the Hitler Youth and the Jungvolk.
Question 12
12.
Explain the purpose behind the Extraordinary Radio Law. What would happen to
someone who broke this law?
Question 13
13.
What bombshell do Hugo and Mutti drop on Helmuth?
Question 14
14.
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 15
15.
Gerhard brings what object back with him when he returns home on leave?
Question 16
16.
After Helmuth graduates, where does he get a job?
Question 17
17.
What does Helmuth find in the basement of his office building? What does he do
with what he finds?
Question 18
18.
Germany declares war on what country, also known as a "powerhouse?"
Question 19
19.
How does Helmuth prove to Karl the Nazis have been lying to the German people?
Question 20
20.
What does Helmuth use to make the flyers look like official government notices?
Question 21
21.
Describe what happened to Brother Worbs at the concentration camp.
Question 22
22.
Explain how Helmuth acts on his anger toward the Nazis - he creates a what?
Question 23
23.
At the beginning, who does Helmuth get to join him on his plan to distribute the
leaflets or fliers? What is their plan?
Question 24
24.
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 ____________."
Question 25
25.
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?