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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. How did Jo know where to go?

2. What do Benjamin and the widow need?

3. What did the situation make Benjamin determined to do?

4. Who was Jo's companion as he watched the sheep?

5. How did Maman and Grandpere respond when Jo asked them why the Germans wanted to kill the Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Benjamin and Leah come home?

2. What does Jo have to prove to the widow, and how does he prove it when questioned about what he saw in the barn?

3. What did the villagers have to do when the Germans arrived?

4. What issues does Madame Horcada face as she tries to protect the Jews?

5. What is the situation at Madame Horcada's regarding the Jews?

6. What do the Germans do that upsets the villagers?

7. How do the townspeople know when to gather together for important occasions?

8. How does Laurent get revenge?

9. What is Benjamin doing while he is waiting for Anya?

10. Why does Hubert go to school een though he is too old and what does he do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The villagers treated Jo like a hero. How did this make him feel? Did he feel as if he deserved their respect? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What did the stranger's interactions with the bear cub demonstrate about his own personality?

Essay Topic 3

How was Madame Horcada viewed by the village children? What did Jo learn about her as he spied through the window?

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