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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 is it about Rosa that is an act of defiance according to Daniel?
(a) Her laugh.
(b) Her walk.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her voice.

2. What happens in June 1944 that Daniel and the ghetto celebrate?
(a) D-Day.
(b) A riot.
(c) World War II ends.
(d) Deportations stops.

3. What is Daniel doing when Rosa walks into the room for the first time?
(a) Sitting in his underwear.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Taking a shower.

4. After Daniel's family leaves their home, where do they spend the night?
(a) In a market cellar.
(b) In prison.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In tents.

5. What does Oma Miriam write in her note to Daniel's family?
(a) She is hungry.
(b) She is sorry for making them take care of her.
(c) She fears what was ahead.
(d) She loves them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Uncle Peter and other Jewish professors?

2. What type of work does Daniel do while housed in Lodz?

3. According to Daniel, what is illegal to have in May 1944?

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

5. If deportations happen again, what does Rosa's group decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daniel mean when he says that Rosa's smile was an act of defiance?

2. What is significant about the Brown Shirt boycott of Daniel's father's store?

3. How does Daniel's inability to promise Rosa he will hide when his family's deportation papers come demonstrate his love for them?

4. Why did Daniel feel he had to go see "The Eternal Jew"?

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

6. What does the Hitler Youth uniform Oma Miriam makes for Daniel symbolize?

7. The day after the Brown Shirt incident, Uncle Peter comes to take a picture of the word, Jew sprayed on Daniel's father's store. Why is this action of importance that it should be photographed?

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

9. Once more a member of Daniel's family tries to convince others to leave Germany. What is significant about Uncle Aaron's plea with Uncle Peter and Daniel's parents?

10. What purpose does the character of Mr. Schneider serve to the overall plot?

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