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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. What letter was stamped on all Jewish I.D. cards?
2. How old is Daniel's sister?
3. What does Daniel say had saved his life while living in Lodz?
4. During the night after Daniel's family leaves their home, why can't Erika stop crying?
5. At the beginning of the novel, where is Daniel and his family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the importance of keeping Erika's violin in the cupboard with the radio?
2. What is most important about the two photographs Daniel recalls in chapter two?
3. Why does Erika's speech to Daniel and Rosa about choosing love instead of hate say about the theme of the novel?
4. 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?
5. Why does Daniel's father insist they carry their belongings with them instead of doing what the Germans said and putting their belongings in the wagon?
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. Why does Daniel say the Gestapo officer saw them as only insects?
8. What does the Hitler Youth uniform Oma Miriam makes for Daniel symbolize?
9. In what ways is Erika playing in an orchestra not normal for Daniel's family?
10. What does Daniel mean when he says that Rosa's smile was an act of defiance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what the Hitler Youth uniform symbolizes for Daniel and for others.What does the Hitler Youth uniform symbolize and what motivation does Oma Miriam have for creating a fake one for Daniel? How does this effect him and what does it mean for those who wear real ones? Use the text to support your answer. Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How are the radio, Daniel's camera, and Erika's violin symbols of hope? In what ways do the Jews quietly demonstrate they have hope? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does Daniel change throughout his life in Germany during Hitler's reign of terror? Use the text to support your answer.
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