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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, what is in the box sent to Daniel's family?
2. Which of Daniel's uncles moves to the United States?
3. What happens to Rosa and other workers who refuse to eat their soup at the sewing factory?
4. During the winter of 1943, what becomes scare?
5. What happens on Daniel's birthday in March of 1943?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Daniel's family's delousing of their clothing and bedding and the parents' attempts to give them a balanced diet mean to the overall plot?
2. What is significant about the Brown Shirt boycott of Daniel's father's store?
3. What does Daniel mean when he says that Rosa's smile was an act of defiance?
4. What is most important about the two photographs Daniel recalls in chapter two?
5. What is significant about Rosa and Daniel teaching the father a lesson about stealing bread from his children?
6. The day after the Brown Shirt incident, Uncle Peter comes to take a picture of the word, Jew sprayed on Daniel's father's store. Why is this action of importance that it should be photographed?
7. What is the importance of keeping Erika's violin in the cupboard with the radio?
8. Once more a member of Daniel's family tries to convince others to leave Germany. What is significant about Uncle Aaron's plea with Uncle Peter and Daniel's parents?
9. What is the tragedy of the kitchen workers at the sewing factory keeping the good vegetables for themselves?
10. How does tradition and the fact that Daniel's family has been in Germany for over a thousand years affect his parents' decisions about emigrating?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Daniel's attempt to get revenge against the SS officer who shot the boy sweeping the street not successful? Why does Daniel feel bad about this actions?
Essay Topic 2
Erika tells Daniel and Rosa, "you must choose love. Always choose love." What does Erika mean by this and in what ways have the Jewish people chosen love? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of wisdom portrayed in the novel? What character(s) symbolize wisdom?
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