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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. What does Misha do when he rides the horses?
(a) He rides every single horse.
(b) He only rides one horse.
(c) He never rides the horses.
(d) He rides for hours on end.

2. Where does Misha go after he rides the horses?
(a) To the orphanage.
(b) To Janina's.
(c) To the stable.
(d) To the bakery.

3. What does one man in a black coat do with his beard?
(a) He scrubs the sidewalk with it.
(b) He tries to eat it.
(c) He chops it off.
(d) He shampoos it on the street.

4. Where are the horses located?
(a) In the middle of the city.
(b) By the bakery.
(c) Outside the stable.
(d) By the orphanage.

5. Why were there people outside carrying shovels?
(a) They were not carrying shovels.
(b) They were planting a garden.
(c) They were digging trenches to stop the tanks.
(d) They were shoveling snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in the black coats do on the street?

2. What kind of food does the narrator find in a garden?

3. What is the boy running by the train carrying?

4. What kind of jewelry does the narrator wear?

5. What does the train crash into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the yellow stone necklace that hangs on Misha's neck?

2. Where does Misha take the roasted rats he steals?

3. What does Misha discover in the brick wall that separates the ghetto from the rest of the city?

4. Who comes into the stable one morning, in Chapter 17, and force the boys out?

5. What foods do Uri and Misha love?

6. What does Misha start doing with Janina after her birthday party?

7. What does Misha think he might be when the boys inspect him in the stable?

8. What happens to the merry-go-round the morning after Misha sneaks out to ride it?

9. How do Uri and Misha get food for themselves?

10. What are the men in black coats doing on the first day of the parade?

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