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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "School Begins (1931)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language is the dinner ceremony conducted?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

2. What happens when the narrator's mother is ready?
(a) She calls her mother.
(b) She dresses herself and the narrator warmly.
(c) She takes the cake out of the oven.
(d) She calls to Friedrich's mother to come up for tea.

3. What is Germany full of at the moment?
(a) Unlimited opportunities.
(b) Working towards peace.
(c) Spiritual awakenings.
(d) Unemployment and hardship.

4. What does the narrator's mother mention when she bathes both of the boys?
(a) That the narrator is much more musclular than Friedrich.
(b) Friedrich's circumcision.
(c) That Friedrich is much darker than the narrator.
(d) That the water shows how badly they needed a bath.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friedrich do with his candy?

2. What does Herr Resch yell at Friedrich?

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

4. What do parents traditionally do on the first day of school?

5. How does the narrator explain the bumping noise above?

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