New Boy Who Dared

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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