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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Festival (1938)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must the housekeeper's husband be careful?
(a) He is a former Communist.
(b) His cousin is married to a Jew.
(c) His job is precarious.
(d) He is a foreman at a Nazi weapons manufacturing plant.

2. Where does the narrator take Friedrich?
(a) To the amusement park.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To club night at the Jungvolk.
(d) To his soccer game.

3. Who gives Friedrich an engraved fountain pen?
(a) Neudorf.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Frau Peng.

4. What image strikes the narrator?
(a) A passing look of a skull imposed over Friedrich.
(b) The brilliant white tablecloth, loaves of bread, candles, and wine glasses.
(c) The picture of Moses on the wall.
(d) The sun touching the horizon.

5. Of what does the speaker talk?
(a) The glory of WWI.
(b) The plight of the unemployed.
(c) The coming glory of war.
(d) The terrible things the Jews have done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Schneider explain about the mezuzah?

2. Where does Mrs. Schneider go to sob loudly?

3. What does Friedrich tie around his neck?

4. What does the narrator watch as sundown approaches?

5. Who addresses the meeting?

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