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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. Who becomes ill the summer of 1943?
2. When is the last class picture taken of Daniel at public school?
3. What happens to Rosa and her family the summer of 1944?
4. After Daniel's family leaves their home, where do they spend the night?
5. Who introduces Rosa to Daniel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Erika's speech to Daniel and Rosa about choosing love instead of hate say about the theme of the novel?
2. What is significant about the Brown Shirt boycott of Daniel's father's store?
3. What significance does Oma Miriam's death have on Daniel?
4. Why was Daniel in a rush to take the picture of Erika and Rosa another important part of chapter eight?
5. Why is the scene with Daniel and his friends skirmish with the Hitler Youth boys important to the story?
6. What does the photograph of Rosa symbolize?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. In what ways is Erika playing in an orchestra not normal for Daniel's family?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of hatred and love continue to battle throughout the novel? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and to provide evidence for your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
How does Erika use her violin to express her spirit throughout the book? What impact does it have on the overall story and on the family? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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