My Enemy, My Brother

Author: Helen Heavirland

© 2007 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 7 / Points 15

Word Count: 70,000

256 pages

1. As a child George wanted to become a _____.

a. dentist / b. gardener / c. soldier / d. teacher

2. Hitler was well-liked because he _____.

a. got rid of the Jews / b. added land Germans had never had before
c. improved the economy / d. most Germans were afraid of Hitler

3. George never went out with the girls in Russia because he was _____.

a. afraid they were spies / b. engaged to Hanne
c. taught to only like Germans / d. too sick to care

4. The United States had agreed to _____, but they didn’t.

a. leave Germany within one year of the end of the war
b. help rebuild Germany
c. reunite George with his family
d. return soldiers within six months after the end of the war

5. George’s father was harder on him than his brother because _____.

a. George got worse grades than Jo / b. George did not help at home
c. George was disrespectful to his parents / d. there is no good reason

6. It was fortunate George did not go home earlier because he _____ in England.

a. got food for his family / b. married Hanne
c. saved a lot of money / d. was able to go to college

7. George put off his marriage until _____.

a. he was through school / b. he could buy a house
c. his fiancée decided to join his church / d. none of these

8. Hitler promised the winners of the national contest that they could _____.

a. go to college / b. join his staff / c. stay out of the army / d. all of these

9. George and his friends thought they were fighting for _____.

a. the return of their own lands / b. the destruction of inferior races
c. support for Communism / d. religious freedom

10.George spent his most difficult army time fighting in _____.

a. America / b. England / c. Poland / d. Russia
Correct answers: / 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-d 5-d 6-a 7-c 8-a 9-a 10-d