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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is obvious by the conversation about the grandfather?
(a) He is prejudiced against Jewish people.
(b) He is a fan of the Americans.
(c) He thinks Jews make good bosses.
(d) He has many good Jewish friends.

3. How does the narrator's family prepare for the grandfather's visit?
(a) Sending the narrator to stay with the Schneiders.
(b) Going to the governement to request larger quarters.
(c) Cleaning and buying special coffee.
(d) No preparations are necessary.

4. Who lives above the narrator's family?
(a) The landlord.
(b) Two elderly sisters.
(c) A elderly bachelor.
(d) The reclusive Schneiders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Friedrich win over the narrator?

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

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

4. What is Germany full of at the moment?

5. In what language is the dinner ceremony conducted?

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