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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. After Uncle Peter's arrest, who moves into Daniel's house?
2. What is the name of Daniel's sister?
3. When does Daniel start at his new school?
4. What happens to Rosa and other workers who refuse to eat their soup at the sewing factory?
5. What letter was stamped on all Jewish I.D. cards?
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 the importance of keeping Erika's violin in the cupboard with the radio?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What is the significance of sending Uncle Peter's ashes to his family?
7. Why is the scene with Daniel and his friends skirmish with the Hitler Youth boys important to the story?
8. What is the significance of Daniel being able to identify the pictures by feel?
9. 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?
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
How is the theme of wisdom portrayed in the novel? What character(s) symbolize wisdom?
Essay Topic 2
What is the importance of the Daniel's family members' deaths? Why is this event an important detail about the Germans' attitude toward Jews? Use the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Daniel's character grow throughout the novel? How does his growing boldness and involvement with the resistance mirror his internal growth?Use the text to support your answer.
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