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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the night after Daniel's family leaves their home, why can't Erika stop crying?
2. After Uncle Peter's death, what happens to Daniel's marks in school?
3. The summer of 1943, who does Daniel see every day?
4. What happens to Rosa and other workers who refuse to eat their soup at the sewing factory?
5. What happens to Uncle Peter and other Jewish professors?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is most important about the two photographs Daniel recalls in chapter two?
2. In what ways is Erika playing in an orchestra not normal for Daniel's family?
3. 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."
4. What does Daniel's photo album come to represent for him?
5. What is significant about Rosa and Daniel teaching the father a lesson about stealing bread from his children?
6. What does Daniel's family's delousing of their clothing and bedding and the parents' attempts to give them a balanced diet mean to the overall plot?
7. What is the significance of sending Uncle Peter's ashes to his family?
8. What is the tragedy of the kitchen workers at the sewing factory keeping the good vegetables for themselves?
9. Why is the radio important to Daniel's family?
10. What purpose does the character of Mr. Schneider serve to the overall plot?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of wisdom portrayed in the novel? What character(s) symbolize wisdom?
Essay Topic 2
How does the condition of Daniel's photos represents how the family longs for what they have lost? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Daniel's nightmare after seeing "The Eternal Jew" about Aunt Leah foreshadow her death in Lodz later on? Use the text to support your answer.
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