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60 Cards in this Set
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1. What Sonata did Opa listen to?
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a somber cello, Brahms
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2. What was Gerhard's answer to Helmuth's question "Heaven goes on forever, doesn't it?
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For Infinity
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3. What is one of Gerhard's favorite words when he was 11?
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Ridiculous
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4. What makes Helmuth feel drawn to God?
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floating
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5. When Helmuth is playing with his lead soldiers, why does Gerhard tell him his right flank is in trouble?
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Because he should circle the enemy instead of keep his soldiers in a straight line
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6. What does Gerhard tell him not to think in if he wants to win?
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Straight lines
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7. What does Opa say will happen if Hitler comes to power?
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War
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8. What does Hitler's crazy eyes and the way he knows how to bring a crowd to hysteria do to Oma?
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Frighten her
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9. What color is Helmuth's door at prison?
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blue
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10. What is part of a prisoner's punishment?
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Not knowing his execution date
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11. What was Helmuth's breakfast in prison?
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Cup of lukewarm malt coffee & hunk of dry,stale bread
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12. What kind of food could Mutti normally afford for supper?
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Turnips, potatoes & cabbage
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13. What did the flat smell of the day Hitler was appointed chancellor?
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Fresh rye bread, sausage & onions
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14. What arpeggio is playing on the radio on Jan 13, 1933 in the school auditorium?
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Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
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15. What is the name of the Reich president who formed the new government with Hitler as Chancellor?
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Paul von Hindenburg
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16. Where is it written that people have a right to worship how, where, or what they want?
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Article 11 of the 13 Articles of Faith
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17. What kind of hat does Helmuth have on the day HItler is announced chancellor?
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Black woolen cap
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18. What does Deutsches Volk Erwache! Mean?
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German people awake!
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19. What praise, given by a storm trooper, squares Helmuth's shoulders?
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Soldiers like you
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20. What is it snowing all around Helmuth on the day Hitler is announced chancellor?
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leaflets--white papers announching the victory parade in downtown Hamburg that night
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21. Out of the 3 brothers, who does Helmuth sense is Mutti's favorite?
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Himself
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22. What does Mutti not do enough of that causes dark circles under her eyes?
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Sleep
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23. What does Mutti forbid Helmuth to do, saying it is verboten?
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Go to the parade
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24. Why does Helmuth think things will be different with a father?
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Because a father would take him to the parade himself
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25. What does Helmuth think his brothers will rub in when they return home from the parade?
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That he is not old enough to participate in the celebration
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26. Why does Mutti's old, brown woolen coat swallow her up?
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Because she is so tiny and it is so huge
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27. Why does Oma say Helmuth's mother spoils him when he is 8?
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Because she lets him stay up late
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28. Why does Helmuth shiver when he crawls into bed?
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It's cold without Gerhard & Hans to warm up the bed
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29. Who does Hitler implore to help Germany create the new Reich?
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Every class and every individual
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30. What does Opa say the Bible warns about Hitler?
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He wins the kingdom by flattery
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31. Who tells Helmuth "God watches over sparrows"?
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Mutti
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32. Why does Mutti tell Helmuth they are not in danger and are safe?
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Because they already arrested the culprit who burned the Reichstag
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33. What does Helmuth think jail is a good place for?
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People who want to destroy the government
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34. What does Brother Warbs call Hitler?
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That Carpet Chewer
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35. What freedoms does Brother Worbs say Hitler takes away?
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Press, right to privacy and freedom of speech
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36. What are Mormons taught to do, even if they disagree with them?
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Respect their country and its leaders
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37. Why does Oma say she can't help but wonder how Hitler knew so quickly it was a Communist plot?
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Because the arsonist was so young
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38. What is the name of the Nazi party newspaper?
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Volkischer Beobachter
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39. What does the headlines of the newspaper tell Germany to do to defend themselves?
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DON'T SHOP AT JEWISH STORES
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40. How many unemployed people does Herr Zeiger say that Germany has?
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6 million
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41. How many more people does Herr Zeiger say are so poor they can't put food on the table?
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3 million
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42. What does the things Herr Zeiger says about the Jews do to Helmuth?
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Makes unease crawl over him as it feels terribly wrong
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43. What hangs in Benno Zeligmann's father's butcher shop?
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Portrait of Riech president Hindenburg
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44. According to Benno, what does an eye for an eye make?
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The whole world blind
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45. What does Mutti tell Helmuth to buy with a five Pfenning coin?
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A bag of apple-cake trimmings from Herr Kaltenbach
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46. What is the name of the street where the Kaltenbach bakery and other Jewish shops are housed?
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Suderstrasse
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47. Why does the German baker look most pleased?
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Because of all his new customers
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48. What does Helmuth fear will happen if he eats one bite of the German baker's cake trimmings?
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He will throw up
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49. Where do the brothers sit to watch the movies?
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In balcony seats
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50. Where does Helmuth hide his brothers Karl May novels?
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Beneath the bed
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51. According to Gerhard, what does the free agency God gave us mean?
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We have the right to choose our own actions
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52. Where does the guillotine wait?
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the low redbrick execution chamber in the courtyard
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53. What do the guards say to the prisoner's before escorting them to the guillotine?
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Come with us. It is time
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54. What does Helmuth not give up as he prays in his cell?
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Hope
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55. What is Helmuth sure God is doing as he chants “asTHOU wilt”?
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Listening
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56. In April 1935, what does Helmuth see in the return of the robin and the mallard ducks that bob?
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That spring has come to Hamburg
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57. What grinds Helmuth's stomach once Hugo moves in?
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The way he makes all the decisions
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58. What year does Hugo move in with the family?
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1937
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59. Where does Helmuth miss that he can escape to do his homework in peace and not feel as if he is holding his breath?
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At his grandparents
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60. What does the thought of Mutti marrying Hugo and adopting him do to Helmuth?
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Turns him cold inside
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