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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. The summer of 1943, who does Daniel see every day?
(a) Rats.
(b) German soldiers.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Uncle Ned.

2. On March 30, 1933, what do Daniel's Uncle Walter and Uncle Peter argue about?
(a) Money.
(b) Beer.
(c) Religion.
(d) Leaving Germany.

3. When Daniel and his family get off the train after leaving their home, where are they?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) Lodz, Poland.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) Paris, France.

4. What do the German soldiers do to those at the hospital in Lodz?
(a) Evacuate them.
(b) Help them.
(c) Tranfer them to another hospital.
(d) Feed them.

5. How old is Daniel at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) 17.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Daniel's public-school teacher shows the class how inferior he is, what does Daniel do to him?

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

3. After Daniel's family leaves their home, where do they spend the night?

4. What does Daniel think of his mother's appearance in Chapter 3?

5. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, who comes to Daniel's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why is Erika statement, "But maybe if we can hold out long enough, the war will end before they have a chance to kill us" important to the theme of chapter six?

6. What is most important about the two photographs Daniel recalls in chapter two?

7. What does Daniel mean when he says, "Yes, I can see from going through these pictures how it all started slowly and then got worse and worse and how the German people didn't try to stop it and how slowly all our rights were taken away until we were nothing but bodies being shipped out."

8. What significance does Oma Miriam's death have on Daniel?

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

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

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