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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watches the narrator while his mother is working?
(a) His aunt.
(b) No one.
(c) The kindergarten school.
(d) Mrs. Schneider.

2. Why can't the housekeeper work for Mrs. Schneider?
(a) Her husband forbids it.
(b) Her back is out of whack.
(c) Because German law prohibits Germans under the age of 35 from working for Jews.
(d) Her kids need her at home.

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

4. What is Friedrich explaining to the narrator?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Geography.
(c) Kantian Philosophy.
(d) Math problems.

5. What does the narrator watch as sundown approaches?
(a) The orange glow in the distance, like fire.
(b) Mrs. Schneider prepare for the Sabbath meal.
(c) His father and Herr Schneider walking up the sidewalk together.
(d) The arrival of the parents of children his mother watches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first time Friedrich has experienced this as he watches his father?

2. What happens when Mrs. Schneider goes to talk with the housekeeper?

3. For what is Friedrich singled out for the first time in his life?

4. Who addresses the meeting?

5. How old is Friedrich on this day in the synagogue?

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