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

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

3. What does the narrator do with his candy?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Starts to share, but his mother motions him to wait.
(c) Throws in down the trash chute because he's angry.
(d) Shares with everyone.

4. For whom does the narrator's grandfather work?
(a) He is self-employed.
(b) The government.
(c) The railroad.
(d) The mercantile guild.

5. How does Mr. Schneider look when he waves goodbye to the boys?
(a) Angry.
(b) Jolly.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) He is no longer smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Schneider meet on the landing?

2. Why did Jews flee to Poland and Russia?

3. How would you characterize the teacher's tone?

4. Who weeps in joy at the verdict?

5. Of what does the speaker talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the Jewish Sabbath dinner at Friedrich's home? What does this indicate to the reader?

5. What does the speaker at the meeting talk about and what is Friedrich's reaction?

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

7. How does Friedrich's relationship with his mother contrast to that of the narrator's relationship with his mother?

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

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

10. What does this situation with Frau Penk demonstrate?

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