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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Conversation on the Stairs (1933)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Schneider meet on the landing?
(a) Herr Resch.
(b) Mrs. Schneider.
(c) Friedrich.
(d) The narrator.

2. What does the narrator's father do?
(a) Refuses to be a witness.
(b) Offers to help the Schneiders move to the basement.
(c) Calls his lawyer.
(d) Supports the landlord.

3. For what does the narrator's father pay?
(a) The ride home.
(b) Licorice and a group photograph.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The exit tax.

4. Who addresses the meeting?
(a) Herr Himler.
(b) A dwarf dressed in a brown uniform.
(c) Hitler.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friedrich tie around his neck?

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

3. Why are the narrator's parents uncomfortable at the amusement park?

4. What do the narrator and his mother do before going outside?

5. What does Herr Resch yell at Friedrich?

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