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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. According to Daniel's teacher, why is Daniel always in trouble?

2. When Daniel and his family are being marched through the streets of Frankfurt, what does Daniel feel?

3. What book does Daniel take from the shelf at Rosa's group meeting place?

4. What happens to Rosa and her family the summer of 1944?

5. What do the German soldiers do to those at the hospital in Lodz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Daniel's photo album come to represent for him?

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

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

5. What does the photograph of Rosa symbolize?

6. Why is the radio important to Daniel's family?

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

8. What is significant about the Brown Shirt boycott of Daniel's father's store?

9. What is the emotional impact of other countries refusal to accept Jews on Daniel's family?

10. Why does Daniel not react when he and Fredrich find the elderly man dead in his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in an expository essay how Daniel's camera is an extension of himself and in what ways does he use it to illustrate the changes taking place for the Jewish people.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

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.

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