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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. In Part One, Chapter 23, what day of the week does Friedrich want Uncle Gunter to leave for Berne?

2. In Part One, Chapter 22, how long has Martin been at the concentration camp?

3. Who is counting at the beginning of The Untitled Opening Section?

4. In Part One, Chapter 5, with whom does Friedrich eat his lunch?

5. In Part One, Chapter 17, when does Friedrich remember first hearing Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Otto's parents react when he tells them the story of the three sisters and what happened when he was lost in the woods?

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

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

4. In Part Two, Chapter 5, how does Frankie think they might leave the orphanage?

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

6. At the beginning of The Untitled Opening Section, what does one boy do while his friends play?

7. In Part Two, Chapter 4, why does Mouse say that Bishop's is a work mill?

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

9. In Part One, Chapter 15 what happened to Josef?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mike uses deductive reasoning to come to the conclusion that Mrs. Sturbridge is going to send him and Frankie away. How does Mike use deductive reasoning to come to that conclusion and based on the end of the story, how does deductive reasoning lead Mike to the wrong conclusion?

Essay Topic 2

Both Elisabeth and Mike have to be responsible for younger siblings. How are the responsibilities that Mike and Elisabeth have similar and why their actions are so important in preserving what is left of their families?

Essay Topic 3

People tend to judge Friedrich by his appearance. How is appearance deceiving when determining the type of person Friedrich is, and what does the author convey about judging people by appearance through Friedrich and his experiences?

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