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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the narrator runs into another boy stealing food on the street?
(a) They laugh with each other.
(b) They fight each other.
(c) They recognize each other.
(d) They fight and then laugh with each other.

2. Where does Uri often deliver coal?
(a) To the Jackboots.
(b) To the orphanage.
(c) To the bakery.
(d) To the shops.

3. What does Misha realize about himself after the Jackboots point it out?
(a) That he smells bad.
(b) That he is short.
(c) That he is ugly.
(d) That he is unintelligent.

4. What does the little girl invite Misha to when he sees her again?
(a) Her birthday party.
(b) Her dad's funeral.
(c) Hanukkah.
(d) Christmas.

5. Where are the horses located?
(a) By the orphanage.
(b) Outside the stable.
(c) By the bakery.
(d) In the middle of the city.

6. What does Uri tell the narrator to do in relation to the Jackboots?
(a) To look up to them.
(b) To stay away from them.
(c) To steal from them.
(d) To stay close to them.

7. What does the narrator say his name is?
(a) Stopthief.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Enos.
(d) Henryk.

8. What does Uri put around Misha's neck to keep him from running off?
(a) A dog collar.
(b) A leash.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A tracking device.

9. What does Mr. Milgrom say about Misha in relation to his family?
(a) That Misha is family.
(b) That Misha reminds him of Janina.
(c) That Misha is not family.
(d) That Misha should stay away.

10. What does the train crash into?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A school.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A hospital.

11. Where does Misha go after he rides the horses?
(a) To the orphanage.
(b) To the bakery.
(c) To Janina's.
(d) To the stable.

12. Where are the Jews walking in the parade headed?
(a) To the church.
(b) To the ghetto.
(c) To the horses.
(d) To the shops.

13. What does Misha bring to Janina's family the second time he goes to the ghetto?
(a) A carrot.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A sack of food.

14. What does Misha call the coal?
(a) Black pearls.
(b) Black sponge.
(c) Black rocks.
(d) Black chalk.

15. What is the boy running by the train carrying?
(a) A sack of food.
(b) A gun.
(c) A tea set.
(d) A lamp in the shape of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the track running at the same speed as the train?

2. What is the narrator carrying at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does a woman on the train do to Uri?

4. What tombstone fascinates Misha in the cemetery?

5. What kind of jewelry does the narrator wear?

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