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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is the downcast drunk that shuffles by?
(a) Mr. Rosenthal.
(b) Herr Resch.
(c) Mr. Schneider.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

4. What does the narrator warn Friedrich not to reveal?
(a) That Friedrich is Jewish.
(b) That the narrator is a year too young to join the group.
(c) That Friedrich is not a Nazi.
(d) That the narrator has no money.

5. What does the narrator's mother do while his father is looking for a job?
(a) Washes other people's laundry.
(b) Keeps the house clean.
(c) Babysits six neighborhood children.
(d) Is a secretary for the Nazi party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches the narrator while his mother is working?

2. What does the narrator watch as sundown approaches?

3. Who gives Friedrich an engraved fountain pen?

4. Where does the narrator take Friedrich?

5. What does Friedrich have for his outfit?

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