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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 does Daniel say had saved his life while living in Lodz?
(a) His mother.
(b) Soup.
(c) His father.
(d) His boots.

2. In the winter of 1943, what do Daniel and Fredrich discover in the apartment neighboring Fredrich?
(a) Food.
(b) A dead man.
(c) Bread.
(d) A rat.

3. During the winter of 1943, what becomes scare?
(a) Soap.
(b) Coal.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Vegetables.

4. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, where does the parcel that Daniel receives come from?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. Where is Rosa actually from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Lodz.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Frankfurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Daniel's public school teacher?

2. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, what is in the box sent to Daniel's family?

3. Where do Daniel's family have to clean their bodies?

4. According to Daniel, what hit him between the eyes when he was ten?

5. What city is Daniel and his family leaving at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of sending Uncle Peter's ashes to his family?

2. Why is the radio important to Daniel's family?

3. What is the emotional impact of other countries refusal to accept Jews on Daniel's family?

4. Why was Daniel in a rush to take the picture of Erika and Rosa another important part of chapter eight?

5. Why does Erika's speech to Daniel and Rosa about choosing love instead of hate say about the theme of the novel?

6. What is the significance of Daniel being able to identify the pictures by feel?

7. In what ways is Erika playing in an orchestra not normal for Daniel's family?

8. What is the tragedy of the kitchen workers at the sewing factory keeping the good vegetables for themselves?

9. What is significant about Rosa and Daniel teaching the father a lesson about stealing bread from his children?

10. What is the importance of keeping Erika's violin in the cupboard with the radio?

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