A Thread of Grace Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mary Doria Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Thread of Grace Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mary Doria Russell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Klara would tell Adolf, "_______ or you'll get sick and die."
(a) Shut up
(b) Pray
(c) Eat
(d) Read

2. Who is the mother of the girl who has been leaving food for the Blums to find?
(a) Irmgard Sinalla
(b) Tercilla Lovera
(c) Lidia Rensione
(d) Signora Rovena

3. Santino tells Claudia to save her _______ as she might need them later.
(a) biscuits
(b) shoes
(c) jewels
(d) tears

4. Schramm compares war to misdiagnosed __________.
(a) plagues
(b) cancer
(c) typhus
(d) tuberculosis

5. What does Mirella try to finagle from the public official, Serafino Brizzolari?
(a) A doctor
(b) Ration cards
(c) Alcohol
(d) Books

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what military group was Renzo once part of?

2. What person of the Bible also spoke with a "halt of tongue" according to Leto?

3. Who does Santino pray furiously to in order to help the group find a place to stay?

4. Renzo decides to apply as a ________ for the Dairy Association as a way to help out.

5. Who is the inebriated German Waffen SS officer that goes looking for a priest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't one of Tercilla Lovera's sons taken to be part of the war effort?

2. Describe who Pierino is.

3. What are some of the things that Adolf is afraid of at the beginning of the manuscript which may have led to his own sense of purity?

4. What does Maria Avani do in order to distract the soldiers from noticing their ignition wires from their motorcycles are being stolen?

5. Why did the bells at the church suddenly begin to ring?

6. Why does Werner think his mother committed suicide?

7. How does Werner Schramm compare war to misdiagnosed tuberculosis?

8. What is Loeb's frantic warning to everyone he speaks to after the bells ring at the church?

9. Describe the former life of the Brosslers.

10. Who is the person who arranged Schramm's escape? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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