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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. In Part One, Chapter 5, what melody does Friedrich hear?
(a) Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5.
(b) Brahams' Lullaby.
(c) Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
(d) Blue Danube Waltz.

2. In Part One, Chapter 5, with whom does Friedrich eat his lunch?
(a) Swans.
(b) Grebes.
(c) A stray dog.
(d) A stray cat.

3. In Part One, Chapter 1, where does the story take place?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

4. How tall is Mike in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Nearly 5 feet.
(b) Almost 6 feet.
(c) 5 feet 10 inches.
(d) 5 feet 8 inches.

5. What are the names of the soldiers who stop Friedrich in Part One, Chapter 26?
(a) Werner and Braun.
(b) Dietrich and Klein.
(c) von Gunther and Wagner.
(d) Faber and Eiffel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One, Chapter 18, what time does Anselm want to take Friedrich to a Hitler Youth Meeting?

2. In Part One, Chapter 22, how old was Elisabeth when Friedrich remembers her playing the same song he plays on his harmonica?

3. After reading to the sisters and then sleeping, how long does Otto follow the trail until he thinks to play the harmonica?

4. At the end of The Untitled First Section, what is Otto?

5. In Part One, Chapter 21, where does Friedrich learn that his father was taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mike find time to play the piano in Part Two, Chapter 2?

2. What is the fortune that the midwife repeats for each of the king's daughters?

3. Why does Mrs. von Gerber visit in Chapter 22?

4. In Part One, Chapter 2, what does Friedrich look like?

5. What does a midwife do in the story that Otto reads?

6. When Otto is lost in the woods in The Untitled Opening Section, what does he remember about dangers in the woods?

7. In Part One, Chapter 3, why did Friedrich's father take him out of school, and what did Friedrich do when he quit school?

8. What does Elisabeth say about her childhood in Part One, Chapter 10?

9. In Part Two, Chapter 3, where are Mike and Frankie sent to be punished?

10. Why do Mr. Golding and Mr. Howard visit Bishop/'s in Part Two, Chapter 6?

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