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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the landlord ask to witness his conversation with Mr. Schneider?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The baker.
(c) No one.
(d) The narrator's mother.

3. What does Schuster demand of the boys when he sees Friedrich?
(a) That they pretend not to see him.
(b) That they run around him in circles to intimidate him.
(c) That they spit on Friedrich.
(d) Demands his boys show what Germans do to inferior Jews.

4. 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.

5. What do the boys do next?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Swim and sun.
(c) Chase some girls in fun.
(d) Read the newspaper at the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who clears the snow?

2. What do the narrator and Friedrich think about the landlord's demand?

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

4. What happens when Friedrich misses the ball that the narrator throws?

5. When questioned as to his motives, what does the landlord reply?

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