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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the family go without food for periods of time?
(a) So they could send food to Bunio.
(b) So the youngest child could eat.
(c) So that Alicia's mother's family could have food.
(d) So they could trade it to sell.

2. What does Alicia often attempt to sell to make money?
(a) Soap.
(b) Butter.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Milk.

3. How many Jewish men are forced to go to the police station?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 80.
(d) 60.

4. Why is Alicia caught by the Gestapo?
(a) She runs outside to warn others that the Nazis are coming.
(b) She is not caught.
(c) Alicia chooses to stay out in the open with two babies and nurse them.
(d) She is crying when they come to look for her.

5. What is the name of Alicia's younger brother?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Herzl.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Myron.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Moshe comes home, how does he appear?

2. At first how did life change under Russian occupation?

3. How would Alicia gather heat for her family?

4. After the Nazis leave Alicia's village in Chapter 7, what has happened in the ghetto?

5. What does Alicia refuse to reveal to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did life change once the Russians took over control of Poland?

2. What was Alicia's first run-in with Antisemitism?

3. How does Alicia show her selflessness in this section?

4. Who help to nurse Alicia back to health after she escapes being sent on a death march?

5. Why do so many people decide to stay away from the beekeeper?

6. What did many of Alicia's brothers and male friends grow up doing?

7. As the winter comes, how do the Jews protect themselves from Nazi raids?

8. How does living in the ghetto cause many of the Jewish people to act towards one another.

9. How does Mrs Gold choose to help Alicia after she has already nursed her back to health?

10. What causes Alicia to be picked up in a transport car?

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