2. What do the narrator and Friedrich think about the landlord's demand?
(a) They think moving to the basement will be exciting.
(b) They think he is wise.
(c) They think he is being unreasonable.
(d) They do not understand.

3. Who muscles past the protester?
(a) Two rabbis.
(b) An old woman.
(c) Hans and Friedrich.
(d) No one; they are all too scared.

4. What does the landlord want?
(a) The next three month's rent in advance.
(b) To reprimand Friedrich.
(c) To ask that the Schnieders move to the basement apartment.
(d) That the Schneiders vacate their apartment.

5. What does the narrator watch?
(a) The way the ice freezes on the sidewalk.
(b) The Nazis walking by the apartment.
(c) The death of a sparrow in the snow.
(d) The building of a snowman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator watch as sundown approaches?

2. Who demands the case be dismissed?

3. What does the narrator warn Friedrich not to reveal?

4. What does Friedrich tie around his neck?

5. What does the narrator's mother do while his father is looking for a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Friedrich's preparations for his first visit to a meeting of the Jungvolk.

2. Why do you think Friedrich says "Heil, Hitler" outside the department store?

3. What are the indications that the narrator's family is not as well to do as Friedich's family?

4. Describe the conversation between Herr Schneider and the narrator's father about the Nazi party. Do you think the narrator's father is justified in joining the party?

5. What first appears in this chapter and what is the context?

6. What does the narrator's father do that is equally as courageous as what his son does in the last chapter?

7. Who is Dr. Jakob Askenase and what is significant about the boys' visit there in this chapter?

8. What does this situation with Frau Penk demonstrate?

9. What does this scene about the broken window portend?

10. Describe the proceedings in the court and their implications.

(see the answer keys)

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