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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul Bronski is told he must move out of his home because ______ is(are) moving in.
(a) Franz Koenig.
(b) Nazi leaders.
(c) Nazi soldiers.
(d) The Jewish Civil Authority.

2. With what does Brandel trust Solomon?
(a) An old family secret.
(b) The location of his underground bunker.
(c) The secret of his journals.
(d) The confession of a crime.

3. Who is David Zemba?
(a) Deborah's brother.
(b) A pianist and member of the Jewish Council.
(c) Director of the American Relief Society.
(d) The labor Zionist leader.

4. To what position does Franz Koenig appoint Paul Bronski?
(a) President of the Jewish Civil Authority.
(b) Secretary of the Jewish Council.
(c) Deputy of the Jewish Civil Authority.
(d) Koenig's personal assistant.

5. Who leaves out of anger after Chris and Andrei argue over Zionism in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) Andrei.
(b) Chris.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Deborah.

6. When Ervin calls at the end of Part 1, Chapter 9, what news does he have?
(a) German troops are retreating.
(b) German troops are regrouping and it is unclear what they will do next.
(c) German troops are beginning to invade Russia.
(d) German troops are beginning to invade Poland.

7. Where have Andrei and Wolf set up a printing press for their resistance movement?
(a) The basement of an abandoned house.
(b) The attic of an abandoned house.
(c) The former synagogue.
(d) The attic of an abandoned theater.

8. Where did Chris attend journalism school?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Loma Linda.
(d) Yale.

9. Why will Andrei not marry Gabriela?
(a) He doesn't really love her.
(b) He wants to wait until the country is calmer so they can have a proper wedding.
(c) If Germany defeats Poland, having a radical Jewish husband will not be good for her.
(d) He doesn't believe that she really loves him.

10. What is Gabriela's job?
(a) Assistant Dean.
(b) Cook's assistant.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Teacher and translator.

11. What is Gabriela's relationship to Andrei?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) Gabriela is Andrei's boss.
(c) Andrei is Gabriela's boss.
(d) They are engaged in a love affair.

12. What are Andrei and Chris debating in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Who loves Gabriela more.
(b) The fate of Poland.
(c) How many soldiers the German army has.
(d) Zionism.

13. To what political party did Chris' father belong on which Chris later reported?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Fascist Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Socialist Party.

14. Where is Franz Koenig's new office?
(a) In the synagogue.
(b) In City Hall.
(c) In his home.
(d) In the Embassy.

15. What does Solomon have to say about Jewish persecution?
(a) Jews have always been persecuted, and always will be.
(b) He refuses to comment on Jewish persecution.
(c) Jews have been persecuted enough in the past; it is not time to fight back.
(d) Jews were persecuted in the past to pay for the world's sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Emanuel Goldman?

2. For what is Paul's wife preparing their son?

3. Upon what does Paul's wife insist?

4. What sort of response did Chris' past reports of atrocities receive from the world?

5. How much money does it take to secure Wolf's release after he is caught while on assignment for the resistance movement?

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