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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 city is Daniel and his family leaving at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

2. After Daniel's public-school teacher shows the class how inferior he is, what does Daniel do to him?
(a) Agrees.
(b) Kicks him.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

3. What do the Germans search for in the ghetto apartments in June 1944?
(a) Radios.
(b) Food.
(c) Cameras.
(d) Violins.

4. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, what is in the box sent to Daniel's family?
(a) Uncle Peter's ashes.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Treats.
(d) Flowers.

5. What news comes in October that scares Daniel?
(a) His family is being arrested.
(b) His family is being sent to a concentration camp.
(c) His family is deported.
(d) His family is emigrating to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the night after Daniel's family leaves their home, why can't Erika stop crying?

3. In Lodz, how long does a loaf of bread have to last each person?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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."

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

4. 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?

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 sending Uncle Peter's ashes to his family?

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

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

9. Why is the scene with Daniel and his friends skirmish with the Hitler Youth boys important to the story?

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

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