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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rings the doorbell looking for the narrator?
(a) The narrator's teacher.
(b) Friedrich.
(c) Mrs. Schneidrer.
(d) The baker from down the street.

2. Who does the judge suggest the Nazis may turn against next?
(a) Vegetarians and Catholics.
(b) Those of a different political party.
(c) The Poles.
(d) The Russians.

3. What has the narrator's father encouraged him to do?
(a) Stay in the Jungvolk and do his duty.
(b) Quit the Jungvolk.
(c) Remain Friedrich's friend.
(d) Abandon his friendship with Friedrich.

4. What does Mr. Schneider offer the shop keeper?
(a) Money to fix the window.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A valuable piece of jewelry.
(d) Help with organizing her shop.

5. What is the problem with Mr. Schneider?
(a) He hurt a man badly on the job today.
(b) He did not get a big promotion because the company is doing poorly.
(c) He lost his job because he is Jewish.
(d) He finds out he has an incurable disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the store owner call Friedrich?

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

3. What does Herr Resch yell at Friedrich?

4. What does Friedrich's father ask him?

5. What does the teacher tell the students?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first encounter the narrator remembers between him and Friedrich.

2. What does the narrator say when Herr Schneider asks him about the Jungvolk and how does Herr Schneider respond to the narrator's reply?

3. Describe the grandfather's visit to the narrator's household.

4. What does Friedrich do after the verdict and what is the judge's response? Why do you think Friedrich responds the way he does?

5. Describe how the window is broken. Do you think the narrator shows courage in taking responsibility for breaking the window or is lying never acceptable?

6. What does this situation with Frau Penk demonstrate?

7. What sort of celebration is there on the first day of school?

8. Do you think Herr Schneider should have listened to the narrator's father about leaving Germany?

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

10. What may be foreshadowing a future of terror and death for Jews?

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