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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does the narrator's grandfather work?
(a) The mercantile guild.
(b) The government.
(c) The railroad.
(d) He is self-employed.

2. What violates Nazi ideology?
(a) Being blond haired, blue-eyed.
(b) Being unfair to unemployed tenants.
(c) Having Jews as tenants.
(d) Going to the Lutheren church.

3. Why does the housekeeper work?
(a) She has eight children to support.
(b) She is bored at home and likes buying things.
(c) She enjoys housework.
(d) She is a widow.

4. What does Friedrich have for his outfit?
(a) A yellow star of David.
(b) A old WWI helmet.
(c) A grand ring.
(d) A toy rifle.

5. How does the narrator explain the bumping noise above?
(a) Saying they are rats in the walls.
(b) By running upstairs to tell them to be quiet.
(c) By saying it is Friedrich.
(d) By pretending he does not hear the noise.

6. Why does the Nazi demand that Friedrich and the narrator leave?
(a) Because they go into the shop.
(b) Because they are Jews.
(c) Because they greet Mr. Rosenthal.
(d) Because they are so young.

7. Why are the narrator's parents uncomfortable at the amusement park?
(a) Because the Schneiders have no money.
(b) Because the others see them with a Jewish family.
(c) Because their are German soldiers all over.
(d) Because the Schneiders have to buy all the tickets and food.

8. Who is blocking Herr Rosenthal's shop?
(a) A man with a swastika armband.
(b) A carriage whose one horse is lame.
(c) No one.
(d) Two policemen.

9. What does the narrator ask of Mr. Schneider?
(a) To stop talking to his family.
(b) To borrow some money.
(c) To move down the street to the Jewish quarter.
(d) That he leave Germany while he still can.

10. What has Resch been for a year?
(a) A Nazi.
(b) A landlord of other buildings besides the one where the Schneiders live.
(c) Much more quiet than usual.
(d) Very ill.

11. Where is the narrator's apartment?
(a) In Bonn.
(b) In London.
(c) In a small village.
(d) In the Resch home.

12. What do the narrator and his mother do before going outside?
(a) Knock on Friedrich's door.
(b) Look out the window.
(c) Cross themselves because they are Catholic.
(d) Remove their jewelry so it doesn't freeze their skin.

13. What is in the narrator's first-day candy bag?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A jawbreaker.
(c) Some confections.
(d) Three lollipops.

14. What does the store owner call Friedrich?
(a) A rotten Jungvolk.
(b) A bad catcher.
(c) "Good-for-nothing Jewboy."
(d) Nothing.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has left Mr. Schneider?

2. What is the problem with Mr. Schneider?

3. What does Mr. Schneider tell the sales girl the boys can have?

4. How would you characterize the teacher's tone?

5. What does the narrator's father do?

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