This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-17: The Bitter Winter of 1943; My Mother; Struggle to Survive.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Alicia enjoy telling?
(a) The three little pigs.
(b) The story of her family.
(c) A Jewish wise tale.
(d) The story of Little Red Riding Hood.

2. Where did Alicia and her family hide when the Nazis come to the ghetto in chapter 7?
(a) Underground.
(b) In a ravine in the woods.
(c) In a bunker.
(d) In a makeshift shelter beyond the back wall of the ghetto.

3. Why wasn't Alicia's section of Poland invaded sooner?
(a) Poland has a very strong army.
(b) The Poles had an agreement with the Russians to protect them.
(c) The Brits were protecting it.
(d) The Russians had control of some of Poland.

4. How would Alicia gather heat for her family?
(a) She would trade her clothing for wood.
(b) She would beg for wood from richer families.
(c) Old newspapers.
(d) She would go into forbidden forest territory with Jewish boys to gather wood.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does the author give?
(a) Information on her youngest brother's whereabouts.
(b) The author gives a summary of Ukrainian and Polish relations.
(c) The author explains Alicia's background.
(d) The author discusses how Milek got involved in the resistance movement.