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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. In Part One, Chapter 22, how does Elisabeth get a package to Friedrich?

2. What color are Mrs. Sturbridge's eyes?

3. In Part One, Chapter 22, what type of jam does Elisabeth sent to a neighbor?

4. In Part One, Chapter 17, where does Uncle Gunter think they must go?

5. In Part One, Chapter 4, who oversees Friedrich's mathematics homework?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. von Gerber visit in Chapter 22?

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

3. In Chapter 21, what is learned about Martin's fate?

4. In Part One, Chapter 2, what does Friedrich look like?

5. How do officials learn that Martin and Friedrich plan to leave in Chapter 18?

6. In Part Two, Chapter 8, what is Mrs. Sturbridge's house like?

7. In Chapter 16, why does Rudolph leave instead of playing music with Martin and a friend?

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

9. In Part Two, Chapter 11, what happens when Mr. Howard takes Frankie and Mike to Highlander's Department Store?

10. What does Elisabeth say about her childhood in Part One, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friedrich is bullied at school. What is Friedrich’s father’s response to the bullying that his son faces, and how does his response affect Friedrich’s life?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses flashbacks to resolve the storylines for Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy. How do flashbacks resolve the storyline for each of those characters?

Essay Topic 3

Friedrich notices that people begin embracing political correctness as Hitler and the Nazi’s influence permeate German society. Why do so many characters in Part One embrace political correctness, and how does the tendency to follow the Nazi party line turn friends against friends and family members against family members?

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