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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. What do the narrator and his mother do before going outside?
(a) Remove their jewelry so it doesn't freeze their skin.
(b) Cross themselves because they are Catholic.
(c) Knock on Friedrich's door.
(d) Look out the window.

2. What does Friedrich tie around his neck?
(a) A black bandana.
(b) A noose.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A yellow scarf.

3. What does the narrator do with his candy?
(a) Throws in down the trash chute because he's angry.
(b) Shares with everyone.
(c) Starts to share, but his mother motions him to wait.
(d) Eats it.

4. Who gets to go outside and play?
(a) Friedrich.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) No one.
(d) The two children in the basement apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the narrator's mother is ready?

2. Who does Mr. Schneider meet on the landing?

3. What does the narrator watch as sundown approaches?

4. Who addresses the meeting?

5. What does Friedrich have for his outfit?

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