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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-17: The Bitter Winter of 1943; My Mother; Struggle to Survive.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Alicia's new friend, Bella, come from?
(a) Austria.
(b) Russia.
(c) The countryside.
(d) The city.

2. What does this person confirm for her?
(a) That the war is over.
(b) Her father's death.
(c) That she will need to go back to Buczacz.
(d) Her brother's death.

3. What must the family now do to survive?
(a) Alicia's mother works as a servant in a Polish home.
(b) Move from shelter to shelter.
(c) Haggle and sell whatever they can find.
(d) Send all the children to work.

4. Where was Alicia placed after being caught?
(a) On death march.
(b) In a camp.
(c) She is forced to go to Siberia.
(d) Back into the Ghetto.

5. What does this news cause Alicia to do?
(a) Fight harder to survive the winter.
(b) Lie to her mother about her father's status.
(c) She feels numb.
(d) Grieve for her father again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Jewish men are forced to go to the police station?

2. What was Buczacz perfect for?

3. When Alicia is finally healthy enough to get home, what does she find?

4. Why do the Germans soon arrive in Alicia's town?

5. What winter clothes is Alicia given?

(see the answer key)

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