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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Hearing (1933)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Schneider explain about the mezuzah?
(a) That it is an ancient Greek symbol.
(b) That it is a Celtic symbol of fertitlity.
(c) That it helps Jews remember God and his commandments.
(d) That it belongs to all humanity.

2. How does the grandfather admonish his son?
(a) By telling his son how to invest his money.
(b) By saying that the grandfather's wife would never live in such a dump.
(c) By saying his home is dirty.
(d) By saying he should have gotten a job with the railroad.

3. With what does the the shop owner threaten Friedrich?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Juvenile detention.
(c) Reporting to Friedrich's parents.
(d) Prison.

4. Who demands the case be dismissed?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Resch.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) Schneider's attorney.

5. What does the narrator's mother mention when she bathes both of the boys?
(a) Friedrich's circumcision.
(b) That Friedrich is much darker than the narrator.
(c) That the narrator is much more musclular than Friedrich.
(d) That the water shows how badly they needed a bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator explain the bumping noise above?

2. Who does Mr. Schneider meet on the landing?

3. Where does the narrator take Friedrich?

4. What do the two boys do?

5. What does the store owner call Friedrich?

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