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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Otto reads, how long after the king's third daughter is born, does he have a son?
(a) 1 year and 1 month.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years and 1 month.
(d) 2 years.

2. In Part One, Chapter 23, what day of the week does Friedrich want Uncle Gunter to leave for Berne?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

3. In Part One, Chapter 22, what shape are the cookies that Elisabeth sends?
(a) Bells.
(b) Angels.
(c) Swastikas.
(d) Stars.

4. In Part One, Chapter 3, how long ago did Friedrich begin working at the harmonica factory?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. Who is the only person who never gets tired of listening to Otto's tale about the three sisters?
(a) Mathilde.
(b) His mother.
(c) Rachel.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One, Chapter 3, who welcomed Friedrich to the harmonica factory when he began working there?

2. In Part One, Chapter 15, what instrument does Friedrich's father want him to play?

3. In Part One, Chapter 22, how long has Martin been at the concentration camp?

4. In Part One, Chapter 6, how old is Elisabeth?

5. When Otto reads to the three sisters, what does the story indicate that the three of them did all day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mike and Frankie look like in Part Two, Chapter 1?

2. How does Mike find time to play the piano in Part Two, Chapter 2?

3. In Part One, Chapter 1, what does Friedrich's father plan to do now that he has retired?

4. When Otto is lost in the woods in The Untitled Opening Section, what does he remember about dangers in the woods?

5. In Part Two, Chapter 4, why does Mouse say that Bishop's is a work mill?

6. In Part One, Chapter 6, why is Elisabeth going to work in Berlin rather than Trossingen?

7. In Part Two, Chapter 3, where are Mike and Frankie sent to be punished?

8. In Chapter 19, what do Friedrich and Uncle Gunter gather from Friedrich's house?

9. In Part One, Chapter 3, why did Friedrich's father take him out of school, and what did Friedrich do when he quit school?

10. Why is there a birth certificate that says that Friedrich died?

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