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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. Why does the Russian's group target the train?

2. What do Hansel and Gretel need in order to stay with Magda?

3. Why does the Major take a liking to Gretel when she is first brought to the village?

4. Why do Magda, Hansel and Gretel wash with kerosene?

5. Why is the Man, woman and two children riding motorcycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the priest give to the children to memorize so they would fit in?

2. What did Germans do to people they arrested?

3. What explanation is given to the Major on how the children were brought to Magda?

4. What did the Russian partisans call the Stepmother?

5. What does Kulturtrager mean?

6. What did Germans use to travel from village to village?

7. What happened to the Poles if they were caught with a bicycle?

8. What did the old Mayor's office function as in the village?

9. What do the village men decide to do in order to stop their children from being taken away?

10. How did Magda introduce the children to the Major?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Germans have eaten the Gypsies of Poland for breakfast, child, and then they ate the Jews for lunch, but soon it will be supper" (199). What do you think Magda means by this statement? Explain using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The novel begins with an introduction by the "witch" and ends with a prologue from the "witch". Why does the author choose to do this? Is it effective? Should it be different? Explain why the author made this choice, discuss it's effectiveness and provide support.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the Major saves Gretel's life during the inspection of the children in the chapter "Eindeutschung." Discuss the reasons and the implications.

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