Question

most of all, i wanted to make sure nothing happened to my mother. we were always able to hide her. she must have lived in 20 to 30 different apartments, always running from one to the next, always hidden by other people. the last place i lived was on the kurfürstendamm. hitlers chief interpreter also lived in our building. his girlfriend lived on the same floor i did, and after every bombing attack, he came to see if she was still alive. he would also warn us in the event any deportation of jews was planned, so that i had time to get my mother out of sight. anyone caught hiding jews was sentenced to death.
—voices from the third reich, johannes steinhoff et al., 1994
why did the author’s mother go into hiding?
○ she was in danger of being deported.
○ she was protecting a group of refugees.
○ her aryan papers were not up to date.
○ her marriage to an aryan man had ended.

Explanation:

To determine why the author’s mother went into hiding, we analyze the text and options:

• Option 1: The text mentions warnings about "deportation of Jews" and the need to "get my mother out of sight," implying she was at risk of deportation (likely as a Jew during the Third Reich).
• Option 2: The text states she was hidden by others, not protecting refugees. Eliminate.
• Option 3: No mention of "Aryan papers" being outdated. Eliminate.
• Option 4: No mention of her marriage ending. Eliminate.

Answer:

A. She was in danger of being deported.