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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21: In a Russian Prison; My Orphanage; The Brecha.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Alicia take the opportunity to go to America that she is offered?
(a) She wants to stay in the Ukraine.
(b) She decides she might need to go somewhere else first.
(c) It does not feel like the right time to go to America.
(d) She wants to go on her own accord.

2. In May, what does Alicia have no difficulty finding?
(a) Family members that survived.
(b) Other Jews that survived.
(c) Work on farms.
(d) Being a servant in the house of rich people.

3. What is the family's new winter hiding place called?
(a) A bunker.
(b) A shelter.
(c) A shack.
(d) A ravine.

4. How did Alicia and her mother survive the winter of 1943?
(a) They survived by begging.
(b) They were able to leave the cold winter in Poland.
(c) They begged and gave away clothing.
(d) They were able to trade their clothing for food.

5. What do the stories Alicia tells in Chapter 8 reinforce?
(a) The Nazi's cruelty.
(b) Suffering of the Poles.
(c) Suffering of the ghetto Jews.
(d) The tense relations between Ukrainians and Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alicia's only joy that winter?

2. After the most recent raid in the Jewish ghetto, how many Jews died?

3. After Zach joins the resistance, what happens to him?

4. After seeing her old friend, where do Bronia and Alicia go?

5. Who helps Alicia nurse her family back to health?

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