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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In the Shelter (1942).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what do many Christians still not forgive the Jews (in that time period)?
(a) For being successful.
(b) Because they are usually wealthy.
(c) For wearing strange caps.
(d) For crucifying Jesus.

3. What name does Friedrich call Resch?
(a) Slimeball.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Bastard.
(d) SOB.

4. Why are Friedrich and his father having uncharacteristic arguments?
(a) They are harboring a wanted rabbi in their apartment.
(b) The father wants to leave Germany and Friedrich does not.
(c) They are just going through the normal father-son dynamics.
(d) Friedrich wants them to leave Germany.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do the boys chant?

2. What does the sergeant say about the Allies?

3. With what does Schuster order the boys to load their packs?

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

5. How does Herr Schneider earn money?

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