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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 Mr. Bergen think should happen to all German prisoners of war?
(a) They should be kept inside the prison at all times.
(b) Their prison camps should be far away from towns.
(c) They should be shot.
(d) They should be kept in Europe.

2. Which character does Patty converse with in Chapter 3?
(a) A guard.
(b) The warden.
(c) Anton.
(d) The Staff Sergeant.

3. Why does Patty think that her mother wants her to leave the store in Chapter 6?
(a) She thinks her mother is angry with her.
(b) She thinks her mother knows she's stealing from the store.
(c) She thinks her mother resents having an ugly daughter.
(d) She thinks that her mother considers her stupid.

4. Why does Patty visit Edna Louise?
(a) She wants to warn Edna about Sister Parker.
(b) To confess her crime.
(c) She wants to talk about Anton.
(d) To find answers.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Bergen like Grandpa Fried?
(a) Grandpa Fried makes fun of Mr. Bergen's heritage.
(b) Grandpa Fried did not give Mr. Bergen a job in the family business.
(c) Mr. Bergen is jealous of Grandpa Fried's success.
(d) Grandpa Fried is charging Mr. Bergen interest on a business loan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is "Summer of My German Soldier" set?

2. In Chapter 8, what does the proclamation that Patty reads state?

3. Why does Patty decide to obey her mother in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Patty lie to in Chapter 9?

5. What does Patty fear in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Bergen treat her youngest daughter, Sharon?

2. What other institution does Patty compare to the girl's reformatory?

3. How does Patty's mother deceive her in Chapter 2?

4. What does Ruth give Patty when she visits the girls' reformatory?

5. What social rules does Patty break in talking to Anton?

6. Why does Anton decide to leave the safety of the Bergen's garage?

7. Why does Patty lash out at Sharon in Chapter 14?

8. Why do the townspeople of Jenkinsville gather at the train station in Chapter 1?

9. Why does Mrs. Bergen yell at Patty while on the trip to Grandma and Grandpa Fried's house?

10. What new information does Patty attempt to tell her parents in Chapter 6?

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