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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 grade did Piri start in 1941?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Third.

2. Where was Mrs. Gerber's daughter?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Prague.
(d) Budapest.

3. When did Mother finally see Father?
(a) He found her in the market.
(b) She found him in town.
(c) He came in the night.
(d) She found him at the train station.

4. What does Piri compare to her life in Komjaty?
(a) The food.
(b) The city smells.
(c) The political tension.
(d) The violence.

5. What was Piri's baby sister named?
(a) Joli.
(b) Iboya.
(c) Lilli.
(d) Lajos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Piri and Iboya when they were nearly attacked?

2. What did Babi ask the girls to do in anticipation of Piri's parents coming?

3. How did the war affect Piri's father's position?

4. Where did Father expect his battalion to go?

5. To whom did Piri entrust a letter to her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Piri's mother react to this encounter with the group of boys?

2. Describe Piri's family's friendship with Mrs. Gerber.

3. Where does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' begin?

4. What bad news did Farenc deliver during one visit?

5. Describe Piri's departure from Komjaty.

6. What were the children doing when Piri entered fifth grade?

7. Why did Piri's mother express concern over Rozsi?

8. Why did Babi distrust Farenc?

9. Describe Father's visit home.

10. What did Farenc say about Babi's desire to ship the children to America?

(see the answer keys)

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